... Robert Livingston in drafting a declaration of Independence." (Timeline) There are several important points in the Declaration that are to be discussed. First Jefferson states in the second paragraph that "all men are created equal." However, Jefferson was a slave owner himself, even after this was written. Studies of the Declaration states that Jefferson means equal in possessing a moral sense; the moral sense ... is not only man's highest faculty, but the one that is equal to all men." (Anthology, p.728) Second Jefferson states that laws of the government should not be changed for "li...

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... owner. Douglas declared that this use of presentism is unfounded and unfair to Jefferson. He agued that while it is true that Jefferson believed in freedom and equality for all men, that it was understandable why Jefferson could not free his own slaves. One must understand the eighteenth century value system of the southern aristocrat to understand Jefferson. Although Jefferson hated ... ...

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... about who Jefferson really was (Jefferson the democratic idealist or Jefferson the slave-holding aristocrat). Ivory does this by introducing Jefferson as the writer of the Declaration of Independence, "all men are created equal," then showing that he owns a number of slaves. I recommend Jefferson in Paris to people who want to watch a historical movie that focuses less on history, and more ... ...

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