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The famous ancient generals who fought many battles with a weapon themselves - how were they not killed? Does skill really trump the chaos of a battle?

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"All men are created equal" - how did the American founders rationalize this contradiction (to themselves)?

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The Salem Witch Trials - this means as late as 1700 the general public believed in the supernatural? When did this end (or when did it start resembling today)?

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The famous ancient generals who fought many battles with a weapon themselves - how were they not killed? Does skill really trump the chaos of a battle?	148
"All men are created equal" - how did the American founders rationalize this contradiction (to themselves)?	13
The Salem Witch Trials - this means as late as 1700 the general public believed in the supernatural? When did this end (or when did it start resembling today)?	9