The Effect of Slavery on the Slave Owners

Jefferson saw the future, too. He had a line in that same document, notes on the state of virginia, written 17 81 17 85. Jefferson is a man of science and he understood the basic ideas of someone like an isaac newton. And one of newton's laws is that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. That most basic of human emotions, revenge would seem to be rather newtonian also, wouldn't it?