The Jefferson Memorial is beautiful. I prefer the view from across the tidal basin though. When I'm actually in the monument, looking at the quotes, I have mixed emotions to say the least.If nothing else, Jefferson was a poster child for how opposing thoughts, emotions, and deeds can reside in one person. He wrote against slavery, but had slaves. He was constantly referring to god, but wanted a strict separation of church and state. He was a moralizer, but had a lifetime affair and several unacknowledged children with his slave (and wife's half sister) Sally Hemings.
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