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World War II ended the Great Depression with one of the great public-private industrial collaborations in the history of man.

- Jon Meacham
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Only the most unapologetic biblical fundamentalists, for instance, take every biblical injunction literally. If we all took all scripture at the same level of authority, then we would be more open to slavery, to the subjugation of women, to wider use of stoning. Jesus himself spoke out frequently against divorce in the strongest of terms.

Only the most unapologetic biblical fundamentalists, for instance, take every biblical injunction literally. If we all took all scripture at the same level of authority, then we would be more open to slavery, to the subjugation of women, to wider use of stoning. Jesus himself spoke out frequently against divorce in the strongest of terms.

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World War II ended the Great Depression with one of the great public-private industrial collaborations in the history of man.

World War II ended the Great Depression with one of the great public-private industrial collaborations in the history of man.

World War II ended the Great Depression with one of the great public-private industrial collaborations in the history of man.

World War II ended the Great Depression with one of the great public-private industrial collaborations in the history of man.

World War II ended the Great Depression with one of the great public-private industrial collaborations in the history of man.

World War II ended the Great Depression with one of the great public-private industrial collaborations in the history of man.

World War II ended the Great Depression with one of the great public-private industrial collaborations in the history of man.

World War II ended the Great Depression with one of the great public-private industrial collaborations in the history of man.

World War II ended the Great Depression with one of the great public-private industrial collaborations in the history of man.

World War II ended the Great Depression with one of the great public-private industrial collaborations in the history of man.

World War II ended the Great Depression with one of the great public-private industrial collaborations in the history of man.

World War II ended the Great Depression with one of the great public-private industrial collaborations in the history of man.

World War II ended the Great Depression with one of the great public-private industrial collaborations in the history of man.

World War II ended the Great Depression with one of the great public-private industrial collaborations in the history of man.

World War II ended the Great Depression with one of the great public-private industrial collaborations in the history of man.