In my remarks, I talked about how there was a lack of education, a lack of hope, the plantation being very similar to a project. I talked about the fact that today you have people entrapped. Can you tell me any differences? If not--we ended slavery. If you cannot tell me any differences, I would presume you would also agree that we should end something that is very comparable to slavery.
Discussing social issues related to education and hope in the context of slavery.
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