I amazes me the restrain shown by those who are not fooled by those trying to obfuscate the issue and diminish the well-known facts. Jefferson's "character" was not as "sterlings" as his apologists insist, even if we don't take the Hemings offspring into consideration. There is still the Betsy Walker affair, the pursuit of Maria Cosway, and the "load of hogwash" of his opinions on sexuality. I will repeat myself of a few days ago and remind that his beloved wife was killed by his unbridgled urges. Sterling charctor? He was just another man! Anne Anne Pemberton [log in to unmask] http://www.erols.com/apembert http://www.educationalsynthesis.org ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html