Jefferson and others did not wrestle with the moral dilemma of owning  
their chairs, horses desks and cattle. So what does that tell you  
about his character? I imagine in the future some person might pass  
judgement on your character for buying goods made by nearly enslaved  
child labor in India, or convict labor in China.

Nancy

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I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days.

--Daniel Boone



On Apr 25, 2008, at 7:10 PM, Paul Heinegg wrote:

> I mean no offense to Henry whose book I am sure will be as  
> insightful as all his others. But I must be the only person in the  
> U.S. who is totally unconcerned with whether or not he slept with  
> his slave.
>
> The very fact that a man with Jefferson's vision, intelligence,  
> etc., owned other human beings as his property tells me all I need  
> to know about his character. Whether or not he slept with his slave  
> seems irrelevant when you consider that she was legally on the same  
> level as his desk, chair, horses and cattle.
>
> Maybe he is the model for some of our present-day politicians.
> Paul
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