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John Shelton Reed
I do believe states' rights was a sound doctrine that got hijacked by some unsavory customers for a while - like, 150 years or so. I'm professionally obliged to believe that knowledge is better than ignorance, but some kinds of forgetting are OK with me.
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The author thinks the idea that states should have certain powers is a good principle, but it was misused by bad people for a long time, especially in ways that caused harm. He values learning and understanding, yet he accepts that sometimes it's okay to let go of certain memories or facts.
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