University of Virginia president criticized for quoting Thomas Jefferson

I know I put this in the Hatin' On Thread, but I thought the insanity of this was worthy of its own thread (especially during Hate Week).

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It's not a long lead, but this was my favorite part:

"Though we realize that some members of our university community may be inspired by quotes from Jefferson, we also realize that many of us are deeply offended by attempts on behalf of our administration to guide our moral behavior through their use," the letter stated.

In short, the university president quoted TJ during an address to the students after Trump's election. Now, a number of faculty and students believe its inappropriate to quote a man who was so immoral as to own slaves, but still keep a giant statue of him on campus.

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