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soundsop
on May 19, 2008
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Tim Ferriss Revisited
Our founders were the hardest working people of their time.
I think that distinction probably goes to their slaves.
dissenter
on May 20, 2008
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There is still debate over whether slaves worked harder even than other paid farmhands. The last great volley (slaves do) could be said to have won its author a Nobel Prize.
gojomo
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Good, substantive point that anyone cheering on the glibness of the grandparent post should consider.
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I think that distinction probably goes to their slaves.