Letter: Jefferson record
To the editor:
Cal Thomas’ recent column justifiably takes a critical look at Ho Chi Minh but fails to consider the complete record of Thomas Jefferson. The fact is that the latter deprived human beings of their freedom and dignity by enslaving them and taking for his own the fruits of their labor. A comparison with George Washington is instructive — the father of our country ultimately granted freedom to all of the people enslaved by his family while Jefferson did not take that step.