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“Reason and free inquiry are the only effectual agents against error.”
― Thomas Jefferson en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_J

#bot #quote #FamousQuotes #thomasjefferson

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Raccoon :unverified: · @raccoon
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@paninid @kaboombox @SNerd
It's been my perspective on it for a while. As much as I like , it has to be accepted, at the end of the day, that he did some really fucked up things, to the point that became an abolitionist at the end of his life out of sheer horror at what inheriting slaves had done to Jefferson. I think that's a story definitely worth teaching in schools.

#georgewashington #thomasjefferson

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WineRoland 🍷 · @wineroland
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Freedom2B · @Freedom2B
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* Stay with Thomas Jefferson, or

* Her children remain enslaved.

Stop romanticising enslaving child rapists.




#thomasjefferson #jefferson #sallyhemmings #slavery

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Norma Brandsberg · @nbrandsberg
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One of the most beautiful universities in th US, designed by Thomas Jefferson, the Rotunda photographed at night with deep shadows.

fineartamerica.com/featured/uv

More art here: ElegantFinePhotography.com

#uva #universityofvirginia #thomasjefferson #virginia #architecture #ayearforart

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kevin collins · @kevbob
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Hey everyone. The witty and insightful post revenue we were all promised back in February is being sent out. This just came via FedEx priority overnight delivery from John Mastodon. I was skeptical this would ever come to pass but finally, I’m rewarded for my hard work.

#johnmastodon #revenue #mastodon #success #thomasjefferson

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Quick Quotes · @quickquotes
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“I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial by strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country.”
― Thomas Jefferson en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_J

#bot #quote #business #thomasjefferson

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WineRoland 🍷 · @wineroland
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The story of one of more expensive bottle of wine, a Chateau Lafite 1789 with Thomas Jefferson signature engraved in the glass
wineroland.medium.com/the-thom

#wine #story #thomasjefferson #chateaulafite

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Sharon Gibson Morgan · @SharonGibson3
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@QasimRashid Thomas Jefferson brought two volumes of the Koran while studying law. Historians attribute his purchase to his interest in other religions as well as a means to understand Islam’s influence on some of the world’s legal systems.

The article from the Smithsonian also notes 20% of the enslaved Africans were Muslims, but it's not clear why Jefferson, who owned slaves, would have a Koran because of this. tinyl.io/8t88

#4thofjuly #islam #thomasjefferson #koran

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mbskis · @mbskis
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N.A. Ferrell · @nafnlj
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On July 4, 1923, a Reverend Charles W. Lyons delivered an Independence Day oration titled "The American Mind" (the title was inspired by a Jefferson quote). In a 2021 article, I re-printed the entire oration and offered my own commentary. Having put my thoughts in the article, I submit a fun fact for Mastodon. Lyons, who was a Jesuit priest, is the only man to have served as president of four different American colleges (Gonzaga, St. Joseph's, Boston College, and Georgetown).

thenewleafjournal.com/the-amer

#thomasjefferson #ushistory #4thofjuly #independenceday

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Tom - KB9ENS · @kb9ens
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If you wait till the last minute… it only takes a minute. Happy Dependence Day.

#thomasjefferson #3rdofjuly

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Crooks&Liars · @crooksandliars
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Steve Dustcircle ⍻ · @dustcircle
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Jeff Moore · @jeffmoore
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Thoughts on this theory of action for public in America? Based a bit on a famous quote, and trying to break the logjam of and social efficiency squaring off for decades. @edutooter@a.gup.pe @edutooter@chirp.social

#schools #thomasjefferson #progressive #education #neoliberal

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William Lindsey :toad: · @wdlindsy
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"That is, until a study of Jefferson and Hemings family DNA in 1998 proved that Jefferson had fathered Sally Hemings’ children. Then they ran to embrace Annette’s book.

It took DNA for the history of the Hemings family to be accepted by historians."


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#thomasjefferson #sallyhemings #slavery #racism

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William Lindsey :toad: · @wdlindsy
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Lucian K. Truscott, a lineal descendant of Thomas Jefferson, writes,

"When my friend Annette Gordon Reed wrote her first book, 'Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy,” the establishment of Jefferson historians came down on her hard. They tried to stamp out any possibility that Annette’s book would be taken seriously as a work of history."


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luciantruscott.substack.com/p/

#thomasjefferson #sallyhemings #slavery #racism

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Arthinkal Magazine · @arthinkal
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No other trade or profession has had as much impact on the world of politics as lawyers have had. Lawyers have dominated the political stage for centuries and have impacted the world at large in a significant way.

Don’t believe me? Here's a list of 5 lawyers who shook up the political world: arthinkal.substack.com/p/5-law

#lawyers #politics #politicalleaders #thomasjefferson #mahatmagandhi #abrahamlincoln #nelsonmandela #fidelcastro

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