Thomas Jefferson

Chattel slavery is unique to only the United States.

It was invented by Thomas Jefferson and them, so that's a lie.

But go on, let's keep going.

In Europe, actually, it can actually be traced back to Muslim origins.

There was serious thought being given in the legislature to letting the project fade, to just not rebuild it.

Can you imagine no Library of Congress? And Thomas Jefferson would not abide.

Thomas Jefferson effectively bullied the Congress into buying his private library, a collection of almost 7,000 books.

And the price that they paid for it, I'm sure translated to contemporary money, would make the jaw hang.

Back then, it was almost $30,000, which I'm sure adjusted for inflation translates to millions today.

When I was an old talk show host, I used to do this all the time, but I used to have a historian who would come on and talk about the origins of the Bill of Rights and really explain, like, A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL TRY AND SAY THAT AMERICA WAS BOUND BY WHAT HAPPENED DURING SLAVERY, BUT THE REALITY IS AMERICA IS THE COUNTRY THAT SET OUT TO BREAK THE BACK OF SLAVERY.

IN THE FIRST DRAFT OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, THOMAS JEFFERSON WROTE ONE OF THE GRIEVANCES TO THE KING WAS THAT WE WERE ALLOWED TO ABOLISH THE SLAVE TRADE.

that was taken out in order to get it passed.

But that was the idea from the beginning was that all men are created equal and we had to get there.

Plus, living history.

New DNA evidence appearing to settle a centuries-old debate about the descendants of former President Thomas Jefferson.

I'm happy that my entire family is validated now.

What the findings mean for the founding father's legacy.

All right.

Let's turn now to what might be what might be the end of a century's old mystery.

A new book claims to have uncovered details about a controversy surrounding former President Thomas Jefferson.

More than a controversy, I would say.

They spread lies, muddy the waters, and so on.

You know, Thomas Jefferson, I believe, was the only founding father to have procured for himself a Quran.

And the reason for this was he was observing the behavior of Muslims and thinking to himself, there's absolutely no way these people are worshiping a God who wants them to behave as insanely and immorally as they're actually behaving.

Let me check this out for myself and kind of see what's going on here.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? Who

wrote the Declaration of Independence? Thomas Jefferson.

Thomas Jefferson.

Question 51.

What does the judicial branch do?

The basic rights of Americans.

Seven.

Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things.

Who wrote the Declaration of

Independence? Thomas Jefferson.

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution.

Name one of the writers.

george washington is famous for many things name one

father of our country father of our country

Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things.

Name one.

their destiny and our destiny.

Thomas Jefferson, Winthrop, George Washington, men of courage, wisdom, and deep conviction believed they were here for a reason, that their lives had purpose, that they had a destiny to fulfill.

You realize that sometimes We protect ourselves right out of our callings.

Think about that.