Southern slavery was
part of an industrial workforce whose great center was in England.
Self-interest is
universal and constant.
We have surrendered
thought to ideology.
Conscience can be
slow to awake, even to abuses that are deeply contrary to declared values.
Stigma is a vast
oubliette. Amazing things are hidden in it.
A society is moving
toward dangerous ground when loyalty to the truth is seen as disloyalty to some
supposedly higher interest.
