 | Edward L. Ayers, Bradley C. Mittendorf - History - 1998 - 608 pages
...whose body is at rest, and who does not reflect, must be disposed to sleep of course. Comparing them by their faculties of memory, reason, and imagination,...are equal to the whites; in reason much inferior, as I think one could scarcely be found capable of tracing and comprehending the investigations of Euclid;... | |
 | Richard Delgado, Jean Stefancic - Social Science - 1997 - 710 pages
...offer a full-blown defense of slavery, Jefferson simply recorded his observations: "Comparing them by their faculties of memory, reason, and imagination,...are equal to the whites, in reason much inferior, as I think one could scarcely be found capable of tracking and comprehending the investigations of... | |
 | James S. Fishkin - Political Science - 1997 - 270 pages
...universal liberty. "Comparing them by their faculties of memory, reason and imagination," Jefferson said, "it appears to me, that in memory they are equal to the whites, in reason much inferior, as I think one could scarcely be found capable of tracing the investigations of Euclid, and that in... | |
 | Gerald Robert Vizenor - Social Science - 2000 - 254 pages
...that "their existence appears to participate more of sensation than reflection," and, comparing "them by their faculties of memory, reason, and imagination,...are equal to the whites; in reason much inferior." He would, however, advance a contentious proposition to emancipate slaves. "Some have been liberally... | |
 | Willie Lee Nichols Rose - History - 1999 - 558 pages
...pursues his hostilities, and now advances to his main charge against these people. "Comparing them," says he, "by their faculties of memory, reason, and...are equal to the whites; in reason much inferior, as I think one could scarcely be found, capable of tracing, and comprehending, the investigations of... | |
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Comparing them by their faculties of memory, reason, and imagination, it appears to me that in memory they are equal to the whites ; in reason much inferior, as I think one could scarcely be found capable of tracing and comprehending the investigations... 
