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Old 06-28-2007, 09:55 AM   #22 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
I am. I also can see that Thomas Jefferson was a rich land owner that owned slaves.

I think that negates any hippy-ness he has about him.
Okay, so will didn't touch on it, but I shall...

By referring to the mold that Jefferson fit into as a person, I suppose at first glance you would infer he was not a "hippie"(please spell it right from now on! ).

But the ideals that he had for a new way of life free from governing monarchs, theories of human rights and responsibilites for all and not only for the privileged, as well as the compassion he bestowed upon all others, especially his own slaves, would classify him as a "person who deviates from the societal norms", i.e. a hippie/liberal, et al..
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