"Slavery ended in medieval Europe only because the church extended its sacraments to all slaves and then managed to impose a ban on the enslavement of Christians (and of Jews). Within the context of medieval Europe, that prohibition was effectively a rule of universal abolition. "—
Rodney Stark
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Because it sums up my (our) *life* at this point! :)
That's true and sums up some of my life too!
Shakespeare knew a lot about the human psyche.
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