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That Jefferson quote shows a lot of chutzpah for a slave owner.
by tamana 11y ago
That Jefferson quote shows a lot of chutzpah for a slave owner.
- JoeAltmaier 11y agoYeah, true. But I imagine his comment was about a law that absolved all debts. Democracy had a rocky start, including bread-and-circuses laws. Folks were not used to wielding voting power, and misused it terribly for a time.