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A Founding Contradiction

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Jefferson's Story, Emmy, Is So Interesting?

Emmy: When it came to slavery, jefferson didn't make as much progress as he could. Emmy: What's frustrating is not just that he had the power, but he also had the insight that slavery as an institution was not a good institution. "I think if he'd come back from france and said, you know, i'm oing to work to end slavery, i don't think he would have been vice president," she says.

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