"He might of said some things that support your argument but he was also publicly consistent in his opposition to slavery. He called it “moral depravity” and a “hideous blot.” He spoke about how it defied the laws of nature and personal liberties but during that timeframe no matter how intelligent he was, those ideas were not accepted and obviously not the norm."

I judge Jefferson by what he did, not what he said or wrote. His slaves were beaten at Monticello, he freed 4 slaves during his lifetime of the 600+ he owned. Ending the importation of slaves only increased the value of domestic-bred slaves. He was personally enriched in 1808 when he ended the International Slave Trade. He broke his promise to free his own children when they came of age.