> Re Paul's: "This whole discussion of Jefferson seems to me to smack of
> presentism.
> We can't judge Jefferson's thoughts and actions by present day
> standards, we have to judge him within the context of his day."
>
> I will not yield one centimeter on my assertion that Jefferson was an
> utter fraud and a scoundrel and deserves no place whatsoever in any
> leftist pantheon. But Paul raises an interesting question. Does anyone
> know how many of the signers of the Declaration of Independence owned
> slaves? What were the views of, say, John Adams on the morality of
> slavery?
John Adams was against slavery. He just wanted to be King.
-- Paul Rosenberg Reason and Democracy rad at gte.net
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