Thomas Jefferson wrote the most famous phrase in American history, all men are created equal. And yet, if he bore children with Sally Hemings, who were born into slavery, it seemed like a paradox and a contradiction.
James Wilson is the first to argue, no, they have zero, they have no authority over us at all. Now, this is such a groundbreaking argument that one of his mentors reads it and says, James, you're a young man, you have a, you know, big career ahead of you, don't put this out there yet. It's too bold.
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Underscored — save the words that stop you in your tracks.
