original sin

Example Sentences

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“America’s original sin is the genocide and enslavement of human beings,” said Jones-Sawyer.

From Los Angeles Times

Stop's Mr Cahn says that "original sin" of predictive policing is "biased historical data".

From BBC

His original sin was failing to win a working majority in parliament last year.

From BBC

It’s as if the baptismal in the ocean were somehow both the original sin and its curative.

From Los Angeles Times

Hard-wired into our national self-image is the concept of American exceptionalism, the notion that our country stands out for all the ages as the best hope for humanity, despite its original sin of slavery.

From Salon