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What do you expect from a man who advocated for liberty, yet kept hundreds of slaves to maintain his way of life? He lacked the courage of his convictions.
by Estragon 15y ago
What do you expect from a man who advocated for liberty, yet kept hundreds of slaves to maintain his way of life? He lacked the courage of his convictions.
- repsilat 15y agoThis is well demonstrated in the Louisiana purchase - Jefferson believed he didn't have the constitutional authority to make it happen, but went through with it against that judgement because he figured the ends justified the means (in this instance, at least).