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David Perlmutter's avatar

"You can't judge historical figures by the morals of today.”

How, then, do you explain statues of said historical figures being vandalized, toppled or otherwise taken out of sight? Those are based on contemporary judgements, done by people who are not historians and have no wider knowledge context, but just in the heat of the moment...

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Gene Wood's avatar

I second Elizabeth’s statement .. very thought provoking and another excellent story .. keep writing .. please .. I love this story !!!!

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