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Christopher Hitchens on Thomas Jefferson

"Jefferson's memorial (which he designed himself) says he wants to be remembered as:
*the author of the declaration of independence
*the founder of the University of Virginia
*the author of the Virginia statute on religious freedom
That's it. He didn't think it was worth mentioning that he'd twice been president, once vice president, once secretary of state, and once minister to france. And I think he had his priorities almost exactly right..."

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