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Subject:	Re: Generalizing Problems
From:	Kathleen Much <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Thu, 14 Feb 2002 08:55:51 -0800
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Mario said:

I do not recall ever coming across any ancient arguments that slaves
were slaves because it was their natural condition to be subservient,
because they were less than human, because their brains were simpler
or more primitive, because they were happier being slaves and taken
care of.
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I can't put my finger on the citation just now, but I think Aristotle
said the barbarians of his day were inferior to the Greeks and born to
be slaves.

Maybe somebody with better access to references will be able to cite
the precise quotation.

Kathleen Much
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