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TIL that prior to World War II, the equivalent of comparing someone to Hitler was to compare them to the Pharaoh of the Book of Exodus. Abolitionists compared slavers to Pharaoh, and Confederates compared Lincoln to Pharaoh.

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TIL that prior to World War II, the equivalent of comparing someone to Hitler was to compare them to the Pharaoh of the Book of Exodus. Abolitionists compared slavers to Pharaoh, and Confederates compared Lincoln to Pharaoh.	1524	todayilearned