After black slavery, the worker, black and white, became the new slave who was left to fend for himself, to feed and educate his children, and to see… - Gerry Spence

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After black slavery, the worker, black and white, became the new slave who was left to fend for himself, to feed and educate his children, and to see to his own burial. At the beginning of the Industrial Age the workingman was transformed into another commodity, an item of energy that could be converted to money. Nothing has changed.

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About Gerry Spence

Gerald Leonard Spence (born 8 January 1929) is an American lawyer and writer.

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Birth Name: Gerald Leonard Spence

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Power can be safely exercised only in the service of that which is ostensibly good. Power is like gasoline. Spread aimlessly over the landscape, it can result in an inferno, causing untold harm. Correctly contained, it can cook supper or transport us to Boston.

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