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University of Virginia professors: Stop quoting Thomas Jefferson

By Philip Wegmann
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University of Virginia professors: Stop quoting Thomas Jefferson

After serving two terms as president, Thomas Jefferson turned his attention to academics. In 1819, he helped found the University of Virginia so that students could “drink of the cup of knowledge.”

Almost two centuries later, that cup has soured.

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