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RE: Words of Thomas Jefferson? - 3/5/2013 12:00:47 PM

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what 33, 000 bucks and what 10 million?

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RE: Words of Thomas Jefferson? - 3/5/2013 12:26:34 PM

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But Jefferson was a bit of a fraud...so... there's that.

I've always been of two minds about him; not sure why.

I should probably try a good biography.

Smithsonian had an interesting, and disturbing, article on Jefferson as a slaveholder.

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/The-Little-Known-Dark-Side-of-Thomas-Jefferson-169780996.html

Jefferson was apparently of two minds about himself, so you're in good company. The catalog of things he said and then did the exact opposite of what he said is fairly extensive (the most glaring example...the Louisiana Purchase).

If you want a good biography, I'd recommend Joseph Ellis' "American Sphinx."

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RE: Words of Thomas Jefferson? - 3/5/2013 6:23:36 PM

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and the same with virtually ALL the other us el prazzi dante's

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