RE: What are you trying to prove about Jefferson? Something negative about him?
Nope, we have to tell it like it is.
What he accomplished for the country -— GOOD.
Personally, he had his flaws. I don’t call that ripping at all. I call that LEARNING from his mistakes. And if we teach both truthfully and in a balanced way, I see no reason why his accomplishments for the country are in any way, reduced and why kids should hate him.
Policy wise, we should also honestly discuss his support for the French Revolution. That is NOT in any way ripping him. That is LEARNING FROM HISTORY.
I’ll grant you policies; but when I hear about unverifiable fornication that has nothing to do with policy, I cringe - especially when it comes from our side. I didn’t care about Clinton’s affair either; until he broke the law trying to hide it.