[central_va]

Awkward that TJ personally held a couple hundred people in fetters. preventing them from pursuing their private interests. With some of them very likely his own children.

Ok, clearly Thomas Jefferson is just part of "white" history and unworthy of any discussion. Please educate me on the greatest President, or does that require that you HAVE an opinion, and no just another yapping FR little dog.

[Sherman Logan]

If you are going to post that Thomas Jefferson was one of the greatest Americans because he "perfectly" fit the mold of promoting freedom pursued by unfettered individuals, you should not be surprised that someone points out that his perfection in this regard is more than a little debatable.

TJ quite obviously only believed in unfettered freedom for some, despite his amazing rhetoric about "all men are created equal."

You are perfectly free to believe TJ our greatest president despite his blatant hypocrisy, but others have the right to believe this hypocrisy seriously damages his status as a great man.

Washington also held slaves, but spent the last decade or so of his life putting his affairs in order, with great effort, so they could all be freed on his death.

TJ chose instead to lead a life of great luxury and died deeply in debt, forcing his creditors to sell his slaves to reimburse themselves, probably separating families in the process.

For this reason, among many others, I consider Washington a much greater President, and man, than Jefferson.