The ones who were able to comprehend the fact that all people are born equal opposed abolition for one of two reasons. ... When trying to conceive how generations of American scholars and politicians were able to allow something as evil as slavery to take place, it is important to understand this fact. ... The idea of property was able to keep the evil alive for a very long time. ... " This shows that even a man as intelligent and brilliant as Thomas Jefferson was able to fall victim to the evils of slavery. ... In another example author Patrick Verel talks about Thomas Jefferson's ...

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