Podcasts that mention 📚 American Sphinx by Joseph J. Ellis

So the ideological incoherence between some of the words and most of the actions of this prophet of liberty is really well described in Ellis's book, American Sphinx, which is kind of written to explain this part of Jefferson.

The book *American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson* by Joseph J. Ellis is mentioned in the context of discussing the ideological inconsistencies between Jefferson's words and actions, especially in relation to slavery. It's used to shed light on the contradictions in Jefferson's character.

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In American Sphinx, Ellis bo—chicken season, yeah!

The hosts mention the book 'American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson' by Joseph J. Ellis while discussing Thomas Jefferson.

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I'll quote first a passage from the original edition of American Sphinx published in 1996.

Robert Evans quotes from Joseph J. Ellis's book *American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson*, originally published in 1996, during a discussion about historical views on Thomas Jefferson's relationship with Sally Hemings.

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One of those things— I don’t entirely disagree with this; in American Sphinx, Ellis calls it revolutionary realism and compares Jefferson's thinking to Lenin and Mao.

In the podcast, the host discusses how the book *American Sphinx* by Joseph J. Ellis describes Thomas Jefferson's ideological approach as 'revolutionary realism,' drawing parallels between Jefferson and historical figures like Lenin and Mao.

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In 'American Sphinx,' Ellis describes Jefferson as turning into kind of a fundamentalist on this point.

Robert Evans, the podcast host, discusses how Joseph Ellis in his book 'American Sphinx' portrays Thomas Jefferson as becoming quite rigid in his views on certain matters.

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I'm going to quote from 'American Sphinx' here: In Jefferson's account, a dedicated group of loyal Bostonians risked arrest and persecution to destroy a cargo of contraband.

Robert Evans, the host of the podcast, quotes from 'American Sphinx' by Joseph Ellis. In this book, Ellis discusses Thomas Jefferson's perspective on the Boston Tea Party, highlighting the bravery of Bostonians who risked arrest to destroy contraband.

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Now the whole point of that book by Ellis, 'American Sphinx,' the reason he calls it 'American Sphinx' is that Jefferson is really hard to pin down about this and other stuff.

The host discusses 'American Sphinx' by Joseph Ellis, highlighting its focus on Thomas Jefferson's complex and elusive character.

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