Every age has its massive moral blind spots. We might not s… - Bono

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Every age has its massive moral blind spots. We might not see them, but our children will. Slavery was one of them and the people who best served that age were the ones who called it as it was — which was ungodly and inhuman. Ben Franklin called it what it was when he became president of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society.

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About Bono (Paul David Hewson)

Paul David Hewson, KBE, OL (born 10 May 1960) is an Irish musician and social activist, who after being nicknamed Bono Vox, became famous as the lead singer of the Irish rock band, U2 using the stage name Bono.

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Birth Name: Paul David Hewson

Alternative Names: Paul Hewson • Bono Vox

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Every age has its massive moral blind spots. We might not see them, but our children will.

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