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Also Needed to Work on his Capitalization
Sep. 16th, 2010 07:15 pmDoing some reading for a unit on the Enlightenment and the Age of Revolutions.
Amused to discover that Thomas Jefferson seemed completely unaware of the difference between it's and its.
Also, found this fun quote from him, discussing the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror: "My own affections have been deeply wounded by some of the martyrs to this cause, but rather than it should have failed, I would have seen half the earth desolated. Were there but an Adam and an Eve left in every country, and left free, it would be better than as it now is."
Thought one: I think even the most obsessive twentieth century anarchist might not be willing to go quite that far in espousing the ideal of Revolution and liberation...
Thought two: Rather high minded principles to be coming from a slave-owner, yes?
Amused to discover that Thomas Jefferson seemed completely unaware of the difference between it's and its.
Also, found this fun quote from him, discussing the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror: "My own affections have been deeply wounded by some of the martyrs to this cause, but rather than it should have failed, I would have seen half the earth desolated. Were there but an Adam and an Eve left in every country, and left free, it would be better than as it now is."
Thought one: I think even the most obsessive twentieth century anarchist might not be willing to go quite that far in espousing the ideal of Revolution and liberation...
Thought two: Rather high minded principles to be coming from a slave-owner, yes?