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Jefferson Cowie Quotes

born 1963 United States

Jefferson Cowie (born 1963) is an American historian, author and an academic.

United States
Historians
Non-fiction authors

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As oxymoronic as it sounds, the capacity to oppress is an inescapable dimension of American freedom. Think “freedom to enslave” or “freedom to take land.” Intellectuals need to understand that, however shadowy, the freedom to oppress is part of the package of American freedom.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Jefferson Cowie (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.