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        1. …in reply to @undefined
          @tanehisicoates I guess I'm reacting to fact that history students often get to the point of "we all would have done it" & stop there +
      1. …in reply to @wcaleb
        @tanehisicoates & then are reluctant to issue any judgments on, say, Jefferson, even though some (not many) of his peers gave up slaves +
    1. …in reply to @wcaleb
      @tanehisicoates A too-simple grasp of contingency ("it was just the times") can encourage some to avoid moral reasoning. +
  1. …in reply to @wcaleb
    @tanehisicoates Not you, of course; just reacting based on some of my experiences teaching this stuff in the classroom. -