The appropriate response is yes. The enhanced relations between the Soviet Union and China; upgraded Nixon's reality picture; opened up political and monetary relations with the Chinese.
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After Jesus, the two most significant figures in Christianity are the apostles Peter and Paul/Saul. Paul, in particular, takes a leading role in spreading the teachings of Jesus to Gentiles (non Jews) in the Roman Empire.
In many places, it was customary to give slaves one day of the week off, so that they could farm their own garden plots. This was beneficial to the slave owners for two reasons - first, it freed them from the responsibility of feeding the slaves. Second, they made money off the gardens they plotted.