Thomas Jefferson
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Jefferson had destroyed political traditions. From his contradictions
and defecting his priciples, Jefferson destroyed the political precedent
and is a exemplatory hypocrite, which can be seen throughout his
administration.
Jefferson was an admired statesman who was grappling unsuccessfully
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.... slaves while he, himself was
owning slaves. Another part of the hypocrisy was that Jefferson believed
that the slaves were dependent upon the white man, while he, himself was
dependent upon the slaves. Jefferson also was hypocritcal in his
acquisition of the Loisiana territory. In Jeffersonian principles, large
expansive governments were bad, and small was good. This was a antithesis
of that principle. Jefferson knew that the acquisition of the Loisiana
territory was beneficial to the welfare ....
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