Is this inscription in the Jefferson memorial consistent with Jefferson's views?
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The official story is that the inscription is taken from Jeffersonβs Notes on the State of Virginia, with the last two sentences being from a letter to George Washington. A manuscript.
The quote isn't some black-and-white assertion against slavery. Thomas Jefferson had complex and evolving relationships with slaves. He owned lots of them (inherited some 135 of them), had a romantic relationship with one of them after his wife died (including kids), waived various fees, and was the key politician who banned importation of new slaves and then slavery itself in numerous states.
It's just wrong to assume that a politician in the late 18th century should have behaved and acted like a radical social justice warrior in the 21st century. There is no contradiction between Jefferson's life and the inscription and Jefferson was an amazing politician and president who has improved the U.S. society dramatically.
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