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The Man,The Myth, and The Morality
Title: The Man,The Myth, and The Morality
Category: Society & Culture / People
Details: Words: 780 | Pages: 3.3 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Man,The Myth, and The Morality
The character of Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson: The Man, The Myth, and The Morality
Thomas Jefferson was a man of the greatest moral character who has been
excoriated routinely over the last 30 years by historical revisionists
and presentists. His commitment to America and his vast contributions to
the framing of society as it is today are overlooked in favor of base
analysis of his character that, while not flawless, is that of a morally
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because he found a woman to love whom he was not expected, indeed not
allowed, to marry. This is a weak front on which to criticize Jefferson.
Given Jefferson’s contributions to American society, it is almost
impossible to find him to be morally weak and coarse. Those who do are
presentists, cynics, and nay-sayers who are simply looking for a way to
criticize one of the greatest Americans who has ever lived.
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