We always say before the Industrial Revolution; which one" Then it be before what stage of the demise of Great Nature; the the assertion or accent of money over all life; because of less and less nature gratis available..
Jefferson was, more than any other founding father, contradictory in his principles and the positions he held on many issues, including slavery. The cognitive dissonance within his personality was probably more obvious than in others but he was not, by any stretch of the imagination, unintelligent, misinformed or even uninformed on slavery within the colonies. He knew very well the glaring contradiction between the revolutionary principles that the founding fathers held, including himself, and their inability to rid the new country of slavery. I have to strongly disagree with Dr. Wood when he says that Jefferson thought that slavery was brought to the colonies by George lll as evidenced by what he wrote in The Declaration of Independence. Jefferson, without question, wrote that in the Declaration as a sort of political lie to slander Georges name in the world. He knew damn well it was a fabrication. He never once really believed that. As disinterested as Jefferson always made himself out to be, he was never "disinterested". Jefferson cultivated his public image and persona just like any other powerful and successful politician and was probably more successful than most on that score.
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As a British person, the American Revolution is the only era of world history that I find endlessly fascinating.
What an excellent lecture.
Excellent is a understatement! 😀
Really brilliant, an important topic, andd invaluable perspective. Thank you.
This is fantastic
God Bless America and God Bless Gordon Wood!!❤️🇺🇸
Thank you for this video of the preeminent early republic historian.
We always say before the Industrial Revolution; which one" Then it be before what stage of the demise of Great Nature; the the assertion or accent of money over all life; because of less and less nature gratis available..
Jefferson was, more than any other founding father, contradictory in his principles and the positions he held on many issues, including slavery. The cognitive dissonance within his personality was probably more obvious than in others but he was not, by any stretch of the imagination, unintelligent, misinformed or even uninformed on slavery within the colonies. He knew very well the glaring contradiction between the revolutionary principles that the founding fathers held, including himself, and their inability to rid the new country of slavery.
I have to strongly disagree with Dr. Wood when he says that Jefferson thought that slavery was brought to the colonies by George lll as evidenced by what he wrote in The Declaration of Independence. Jefferson, without question, wrote that in the Declaration as a sort of political lie to slander Georges name in the world. He knew damn well it was a fabrication. He never once really believed that.
As disinterested as Jefferson always made himself out to be, he was never "disinterested". Jefferson cultivated his public image and persona just like any other powerful and successful politician and was probably more successful than most on that score.
I’ve read a letter written by Jefferson where he evoked Jesus’ name. So he must have changed his mind in his later years.