Podcasts that mention 📚 Notes on the state of Virginia by Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson, Logan, James

So back during his years in France, when he had written Notes on the State of Virginia, Jefferson had written at length his belief that black people were not mentally capable of being free.

The host discusses 'Notes on the State of Virginia' by Thomas Jefferson, highlighting how it reveals Jefferson's racist beliefs about the mental capabilities of Black people.

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But a few years earlier, right after he'd finished Notes on the State of Virginia, he sold one of the women he owned to a white man with the understanding that she would be freed by him and they would live as husband and wife.

The mention of 'Notes on the State of Virginia' emphasizes Thomas Jefferson's contradictions. Despite expressing certain ideals in the book, Jefferson's actions, such as selling an enslaved woman with conditions for her freedom, starkly contrasted with what he wrote.

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And Jefferson, in Notes on the State of Virginia, which is again him trying to defend the United States to France, writes about how these are one of the worst parts of this really cruel, hideous system.

The host discusses 'Notes on the State of Virginia' to illustrate Jefferson's efforts to justify the United States to France, while acknowledging the harsh realities of slavery.

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No, at all. Yeah. Malone goes on to quote another line from Notes on the State of Virginia, which he describes as perhaps the most erudite summary of the evil of slavery: And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God, that they are not to be violated, but with his wrath?

The podcast discusses a line from Thomas Jefferson's book, *Notes on the State of Virginia*, where he delves into the notion of slavery and its threatened impact on the liberties of a nation. Jefferson's words are analyzed as being a profound articulation of the moral complexities surrounding the institution of slavery.

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Jefferson headed out in a place called Poles Forest and did what he was good at, he wrote; the work he did on the run would later make up his only published book, Notes on the State of Virginia. And if you are a poli-sci student, you just shuddered a little bit; you had to read this son of a [__] in college.

The host refers to Thomas Jefferson's 'Notes on the State of Virginia', pointing out that it is the only book he published. This context is used to illustrate Jefferson's writing prowess during his time after resigning as governor.

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