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   ristian.last-days   
   From: Rebel1@optonline.net   
      
   On 10/11/2010 7:04 PM, Clay wrote:   
   > Most classical economist of the old days like Adam Smith, David Ricardo and   
   > Ludwig Von Mises either fully endorsed slavery or even owned slaves   
   > themselves.   In the good old days, slaves did all the work and we did all   
   > the thinking.   The Roman Empire, one of the greatest empires ever, had   
   > slaves as soldiers and was unbeatable for centuries.   During the industrial   
   > revolution before organized labor, child labor was an accepted capitalist   
   > tenent while indentured slavery was the norm, if you were unable to pay off   
   > your debts, there was ano bankruptcy proceedings, you became the slave of   
   > those you were indebted to or went to debtors prison where you were put to   
   > work making things that were sold for profit by capitalists.  It was a golden   
   > age of capitalism where leftist thoughts were banned for their indecencey and   
   > socialist ways.   
      
   Ah, for those good old days.   
      
   Why did the Roman Empire finally collapse?   
      
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