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It is evident that the benefits of religion are intended to be coextensive with human needs and
unless the Christian religion changes its missionary policy with respect to the Culture of the
Black people, it would be difficult for them to obtain complete emancipation from the social
injuries created by Ancient Rome.

Appendix

The purpose of this appendix is to present a brief analysis and summary of the arguments,
conclusions and inferences which relate to the subject matter which has already been treated. It is
also hoped that it will serve the secondary purpose of simplification.

ARGUMENT I: Greek philosophy was stolen Egyptian philosophy

Because history tells us that (i) The teachings of the Egyptian Mystery System travelled from
Egypt to the island Samos, and from Samos to Croton and Elea in Italy, and lastly from Italy to
Athens in Greece through the medium of Pythagoras and the Eleatic and late Ionic philosophers.
Accordingly, Egypt was the true source of the Mystery teachings and therefore any claim to such
origin by the ancient Greeks is not only erroneous but must have been based upon dishonest
motives.

(ii) History also represents the early life and education of Greek philosophers as a blank and their
chronology as a matter of speculation. Consequently it has given the world the opinion that the
Greek philosophers, with the exception of the three Athenians, might never have existed and
might never have taught the doctrines alleged to them. In other words History represents the Pre-
Socratic philosophers as questionable in existence and under those circumstances they could
neither produce philosophy nor claim its authorship, except by questionable and dishonest
methods.

(iii) The compilation of Greek philosophy appears to have been the idea of Aristotle, but the
work of the alumni of his school. The movement was unauthorized by the Greek Government
which always hated and persecuted philosophy, because it was Egyptian and foreign. The
organization, control and operation of the Mysteries gave the Egyptians the right of ownership to
philosophy, and therefore any claims by the ancient Greeks to philosophy must be considered as
illegal and dishonest.

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Stolen Legacy: Greek Philosophy is Stolen Egyptian Philosophy by George G. M. James
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