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    RW>> True enough, but they had to give it more than just a "yeah   
    RW>> yeah" at least a wink and a nod.  Aslo there were those who   
    RW>> weren't slave owners, though most were, as you say "rich   
    RW>> white men" including Franklin.   
      
    LL> Still, we should not really judge them.  Especially by our   
    LL> standards, as the world (society) they lived in was much   
    LL> different than our own.   
      
    Yes, we should. It was no more right then than it would be now.   
    And there were people then telling them it wasn't right. In   
    fact, a lot of those writing the constitution knew it was wrong,   
    which is why they had to compromise.   
      
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