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To: futurepotus
Thou speakest ill of my ancestors. They fled from a repressive religious system and weren't as bad as you portray although by our 20th century standards of PC, they were intolerant and bigoted.

Those people had a daily struggle for survival against tremendous odds and formed the backbone of our republic. We are indebted to them.

4 posted on 10/29/2001 6:24:31 PM PST by Aliska
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To: Aliska
LOLO. Go back and read about New Amsterdam and the quarrels. I can't recall all the details of the different prejudices and discriminations, but the Quakers in particular were reviled because they only did business with each.
74 posted on 10/30/2001 9:02:40 AM PST by Patria One
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