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gail i agree with you 100%, and i think that's what we do at monticello. as i said earlier, we're not trying to jefferson down. jefferson was a human being, and we need to remember that all the time. jefferson was flawed by any of us are flawed. jefferson made mistakes. jefferson owned more than 600 people during his lifetime. so it doesn't matter what he wrote in the declaration it was but admitted and he owned people because it would have destroyed them financially so that he stole people. he had people whipped. he had one of my ancestors whipped. it's important to recognize this and to know this is part of the story jefferson did good things. yes, jefferson was human. jefferson owned his own children. those children were freed because of the woman with whom we had children. and there were four. we say we say that we believe you said seven. we believe we had six children. for the record, and the four of them survived infancy. so so it's important to recognize that. monroe, jefferson and all the founders were flawed individuals and they made huge mistakes
gail i agree with you 100%, and i think that's what we do at monticello. as i said earlier, we're not trying to jefferson down. jefferson was a human being, and we need to remember that all the time. jefferson was flawed by any of us are flawed. jefferson made mistakes. jefferson owned more than 600 people during his lifetime. so it doesn't matter what he wrote in the declaration it was but admitted and he owned people because it would have destroyed them financially so that he stole people. he...
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so i guess it's monticello and 19th. um, we're the right turn is going to be restricted. but if there's a way to like cue folks ahead of time, a block up to say, like, hey, there's no, um, right turns here. so take sergeant instead. or, you know, just something there. um, because i can anticipate that they're still going to be a lot of folks that make want to make that right turn and just trying to figure out how do we help them make the right decision, um, as they, as they perform as drivers in the streets. yeah, that's that's a great point. and i think that we could look into whether we could add signage that says, you know, if access to 19th avenue, use next, i won't come up with the language on the spot. but yeah, there are there we can we we'll definitely be exploring how to make that sort of user friendly for people who are driving there. thank you. um, and let's see, i have a whole list of things here. um some of the. features that i think you mentioned in slide nine, i want to say, um, potential features that stops. um, so there's lighting, seating, shelters, land
so i guess it's monticello and 19th. um, we're the right turn is going to be restricted. but if there's a way to like cue folks ahead of time, a block up to say, like, hey, there's no, um, right turns here. so take sergeant instead. or, you know, just something there. um, because i can anticipate that they're still going to be a lot of folks that make want to make that right turn and just trying to figure out how do we help them make the right decision, um, as they, as they perform as drivers...
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the squire of monticello. it was jefferson who wrote these words. we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights. that among these are life. liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. these words penned by thomas jefferson at the age of 33 when he wrote the declaration of independence, have served define a basic ideal of the united states throughout its history. much of our history has revolved about the definition and redefinition of the concept of equality. about the attempt to translate it into practice. what did thomas jefferson mean by the words all men are created equal. he surely did not mean that they were equal and or identical in what they could do, or in what they believed. after all, he was himself the most remarkable person. at the age of 26. he designed this beautiful house in monticello, supervised it to construct and indeed is said to have worked on it with his own hands. he was an inventor, a scholar, an author, a statesman, governor of virg
the squire of monticello. it was jefferson who wrote these words. we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights. that among these are life. liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. these words penned by thomas jefferson at the age of 33 when he wrote the declaration of independence, have served define a basic ideal of the united states throughout its history. much of our history has revolved about...
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he establishes environments where you enter monticello, you see indian artifacts in the front thing, as well as these gadgets that jefferson was inventing. but they're all centered around him. they're references to places. he wasn't much of a traveler. he never went as far as this west as his father, peter jefferson, did, never really went west of the shenandoah valley. he travels when he's minister to france. his one tours abroad. he lives in a very grand place in paris, dresses up in the fancy aristocratic dress. he does go on a trip down the rhine and climb is what was then the longest, the highest structure in the world, which is the tower of the strasbourg cathedral. but he's kind of a first elite. he's a first well, he's an elite. he's he's a person. he's he's a scholar and a student of natural history, a student of political history. he's an esteemed. he doesn't like williamsburg architecture. he wants what's a lady in architecture by italy. but when he goes to the north of italy, he he steals some silk plants. he trying to plant silk or silkworms and mulberry trees in virgini
he establishes environments where you enter monticello, you see indian artifacts in the front thing, as well as these gadgets that jefferson was inventing. but they're all centered around him. they're references to places. he wasn't much of a traveler. he never went as far as this west as his father, peter jefferson, did, never really went west of the shenandoah valley. he travels when he's minister to france. his one tours abroad. he lives in a very grand place in paris, dresses up in the...
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benjamin royal, the managing director of the port jervis monticello railroad. he tries a reverend hudnut, who tries to intervene from one of the churches again. they threaten the lynched a reverend, you know, very respected civil war veterans who step up at the scene where they're about the lynching, you know, shut up a you're going to be next. orleans, your next again, these are local people saying this to other local people. so they drag him beating, kicking dragging him by his neck. and they get to elizabeth street and port jervis along main street. and at that point, someone starts yelling, she's dead. lena is dead. and of course, once people think she's dead, they just drag him the street to a row of maple trees and a rope is thrown over the limb and he is pulled up by his neck very first time. he's hung twice. a judge, william h. crane, his brother, is stephen crane, the author of the red badge of courage and the monster and some others. he's home in main street when his one of his employees says, you know, they're they're going to hang somebody outside.
benjamin royal, the managing director of the port jervis monticello railroad. he tries a reverend hudnut, who tries to intervene from one of the churches again. they threaten the lynched a reverend, you know, very respected civil war veterans who step up at the scene where they're about the lynching, you know, shut up a you're going to be next. orleans, your next again, these are local people saying this to other local people. so they drag him beating, kicking dragging him by his neck. and they...
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the squire of monticello. it was jefferson who wrote these words. we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights. that among these are life. liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. these words penned by thomas jefferson at the age of 33 when he wrote the declaration of independence, have served define a basic ideal of the united states throughout its history. much of our history has revolved about the definition and redefinition of the concept of equality. about the attempt to translate it into practice. what did thomas jefferson mean by the words all men are created equal. he surely did not mean that they were equal and or identical in what they could do, or in what they believed. after all, he was himself the most remarkable person. at the age of 26. he designed this beautiful house in monticello, supervised it to construct and indeed is said to have worked on it with his own hands. he was an inventor, a scholar, an author, a statesman, governor of virg
the squire of monticello. it was jefferson who wrote these words. we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights. that among these are life. liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. these words penned by thomas jefferson at the age of 33 when he wrote the declaration of independence, have served define a basic ideal of the united states throughout its history. much of our history has revolved about...
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so i guess it's monticello and 19th. um, we're the right turn is going to be restricted.f there's a way to like cue folks ahead of time, a block up to say, like, hey, there's no, um, right turns here. so take sergeant instead. or, you know, just something there. um, because i can anticipate that they're still going to be a lot of folks that make want to make that right turn and just trying to figure out how do we help them make the right decision, um, as they, as they perform as drivers in the streets. yeah, that's that's a great point. and i think that we could look into whether we could add signage that says, you know, if access to 19th avenue, use next, i won't come up with the language on the spot. but yeah, there are there we can we we'll definitely be exploring how to make that sort of user friendly for people who are driving there. thank you. um, and let's see, i have a whole list of things here. um some of the. features that i think you mentioned in slide nine, i want to say, um, potential features that stops. um, so there's lighting, seating, shelters, landscapin
so i guess it's monticello and 19th. um, we're the right turn is going to be restricted.f there's a way to like cue folks ahead of time, a block up to say, like, hey, there's no, um, right turns here. so take sergeant instead. or, you know, just something there. um, because i can anticipate that they're still going to be a lot of folks that make want to make that right turn and just trying to figure out how do we help them make the right decision, um, as they, as they perform as drivers in the...
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came on the 5th of july when he flew by helicopter to to monticello, jefferson's mountain top estate in charlottesville to preside over a naturalization ceremony for 150 new americans. and this is what said he he welcomed everyone and he said what made america unique was it was a country based on an idea and in fact, an idea that had never been fully realized. but that was in the process constantly are being realized. he talked about growing up in grand rapids and having a sunday school teacher who told about joseph's many colored, and he used that as a metaphor for america. these are ford's words black is beautiful. it was a motto of genius which uplifted us far. its first intention. once had thought about it and perceived its truth, we began to realize that. so a brown, white, red and yellow, beautiful. i believe americans are beautiful individually in communities and freely joined together by to the united states of america. i see a growing danger in this country in conformity of thought and taste and behavior. we need more encouragement, protection for individuals to take the wea
came on the 5th of july when he flew by helicopter to to monticello, jefferson's mountain top estate in charlottesville to preside over a naturalization ceremony for 150 new americans. and this is what said he he welcomed everyone and he said what made america unique was it was a country based on an idea and in fact, an idea that had never been fully realized. but that was in the process constantly are being realized. he talked about growing up in grand rapids and having a sunday school teacher...
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we spent a day at monticello. we spent a day at mount vernon. we spent a day going through the national history museum. spending days on end at all the different smithsonians, on the nation's mall, sucking up the nectar of life from in great country, reading, learning, going on tours about the sacrifices that our forefathers, our founding fathers had done for all of us. as a premed student, biochemistry, nuclear engineering, i didn't get to spend much time in history. it was truly a great awakening for me. sometime in that process of that summer, between taking an oath to defend the constitution and learning all this information about nation's history, i became a real prarpt -- a real patriot, dedicating myself to make sure i leave this country better for the next generation. as i look at legislation like this, complicated legislation, my goodness, it's trying to do something in ukraine, something in israel, in taiwan and humanitarian efforts, and to think we've left behind this opportunity to secure our border, it's very troubling to me. horrib
we spent a day at monticello. we spent a day at mount vernon. we spent a day going through the national history museum. spending days on end at all the different smithsonians, on the nation's mall, sucking up the nectar of life from in great country, reading, learning, going on tours about the sacrifices that our forefathers, our founding fathers had done for all of us. as a premed student, biochemistry, nuclear engineering, i didn't get to spend much time in history. it was truly a great...