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Re: Gods and Generals
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In a message dated 2/22/03 4:21:34 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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> If you were a slave, how long would you have given the south to realize
> that owning labor instead of machinery was ineffective?
>
>
not as a slave but as a slave owner on a farm......
The day I found out that I did have build housing for my labor....didn't have
to worry about their heath....nor worry about what they eat....what there
wore.....cheaper labor in the long run just to pay them by with amount of
product they produce.

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