[BilLies]

Parts of Jefferson writings can easily be quoted, but they do not reflect the life of the man nor his his actions.
He debauched his slaves;, avoided and/or never served in military service; tried to seduce a friend's wife while the friend was away in the service of his country; tried to “back stab” President George Washington while in his cabinet, would talk about freedom but would never freed his own slaves while he was alive; borrowed money from his friends and/or this country's patriots and did not pay it back. In summary he was a self indulgent SOB who, contributed in part to the writing of the Declaration of Independence.

[memphibian]

Well, he WAS a democrat.

[FreeKeys]

Even if that were all true, and he didn’t live up to his own standards, that doesn’t take away from the value of the thinking.