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In Washington Irving’s “The Devil and Tom Walker”, the character sells his soul but nonetheless refuses Satan’s demand that he become a slave trader as going too far. They settle on moneylending.
That was 1824.
They knew.
That was 1824.
They knew.
December 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
In Washington Irving’s “The Devil and Tom Walker”, the character sells his soul but nonetheless refuses Satan’s demand that he become a slave trader as going too far. They settle on moneylending.
That was 1824.
They knew.
That was 1824.
They knew.
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It's a little like the discussion around Columbus's crimes where people act like we are imposing modern standards when in fact everyone was horrified by him at the time.
December 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
It's a little like the discussion around Columbus's crimes where people act like we are imposing modern standards when in fact everyone was horrified by him at the time.