"Jefferson either engaged in such abuse himself or tolerated it."Jefferson either engaged in such abuse himself or tolerated it on the part of one or more members of his extended family....There was, for all his brilliance and sagacity sa·gac·i·ty n. The quality of being discerning, sound in judgment, and farsighted; wisdom. [French sagacité, from Old French sagacite, from Latin , something dishonest, something self-serving self-serving adj. referring to a question asked of a party to a lawsuit or a statement by that person that serves no purpose and provides no evidence, but only argues or reinforces the legal position of that party. and self-indulgent about the man." Paul Rahe, professor of history at the University of Tulsa. Rahe was the only dissenting dis·sent intr.v. dis·sent·ed, dis·sent·ing, dis·sents 1. To differ in opinion or feeling; disagree. 2. To withhold assent or approval. n. 1. member of a panel of historians whose report on Thomas Jefferson's relationship with his slave Sally Hemings Sally Hemings (Shadwell, Albemarle County, Virginia, circa 1773 – Charlottesville, Virginia, 1835) was a quadroon slave owned by Thomas Jefferson. It is thought that she might have been, by blood, the half-sister of Jefferson's deceased wife Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson. was released on April 12. The rest of the group decided it was unlikely that Jefferson had actually fathered children by Hemings. |
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