16 août 1785 - notes on the state of virginia

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written by thomas jefferson.
"there must be an unhappy influence on the manners of out people produced by the existence of slavery among us." he says kids are raised watching their parents treat slaves bad, and raised to be tyrants.
the wheel of fortune
the wheel of fortune is the wealth the masters have vs the slaves. he says a revolution will happen where the slaves are the masters and vice versa, the wheel revolves
jefferson gives the problem of slavery to the masters to solve. he says the masters must be benevolent and grateful and kind to slaves