Did Thomas Aquinas really say 'It is lawful to take usury from Jews.'?

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It is lawful to take usury from Jews.

— Thomas Aquinas Medieval · Catholic philosopher and theologian

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Summa Theologica, Part II-II, Q. 78, Art. 2

Date: c. 1265-1274

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