<p>Thomas Jefferson, Jefferson on Slavery</p><p>1.Differences </p><p>Color fixed in nature </p><p>Stature seem to be made for labor secrete less by kidneys, more by glands strong disagreeable odor less hair of face & body more tolerant of heat and less of cold require less sleep </p><p>Bravery Were they really brave or did they have no forethought, which kept them from seeing danger. </p><p>Love More ardent after their females Have more eagerness of desire than love </p><p>Memory Equal to whites </p><p>Reason Much inferior </p><p>Imagination Dull, tasteless and anomalous </p><p>Education Liberal Arts No trace of art, painting or sculpture, only narratives, even though they had been exposed. </p><p>Music More gifted than whites in regards to tune & time, but no evidence of composition of melody or harmony. </p><p>Poetry Regarding Phyllis Whately, her compositions were below dignity of criticism. Ignatius Sancho, approached nearer merit, but his letters do him more honor. </p><p>2.Blacks, whether originally a distinct race, or made distinct by time and circumstances, are inferior to the whites in the endowments both of body and mind.</p><p>Proof, according to Jefferson </p><p>When compared to Roman slaves, who were white.</p><p>Roman slavery was much more appalling, but the slaves were often the rarest artists.</p><p>They excelled in science and were tutors for master’s children.</p><p>3.By owning slaves, we are teaching our children to own slaves.</p><p>Man is an imitator</p><p>From cradle to grave, he learns by doing what he sees others do</p><p>Parents should restrain from violence to their slaves. </p><p>Slave ownership destroys not only morals, but industry as well. </p><p>4.If a man owns a slave and has him to do his work, why should he dirty his hands?</p><p>5.God is just, and his justice cannot sleep forever.</p>