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"John W. Kennedy" wrote:
It came from a period when even Jews felt the word "Jew" was faintly
distasteful, for reasons that are unknown to me. "Hebrew" was the usual
euphemism; I suppose "anti-Hebraic" sounded silly.
Apparently the worst insult you can heap on a jew is to call him a jew.
I don't know why; I don't mind being called an american.
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Free men own guns, slaves don't
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