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40 Acres and a mule

Used as a response to a promise that will obviously not be kept. After the Civil War, the U.S. government promised freed slaves “40 acres and a mule” as part of land redistribution plans under General William T. Sherman’s Special Field Order No. 15.

"Didn't you hear? They're going to forgive everyone's student loan debt"
"Yeah, 40 acres and a mule too".

by pokeypokeypokeypokey January 14, 2025