...of them, indeed, have been confined to tillage, to their own homes, and their own society; yet many have been so situated, that they might have availed...the handicraft arts, and from that circumstance have always been associated with the whites. Some have been liberally educated, and all have lived in countries...

...of them, indeed, have been confined to tillage, to their own homes, and their own society; yet many have been so situated, that they might have availed...the handicraft arts, and from that circumstance have always been associated with the whites. Some have been liberally educated, and all have lived in countries...

...education, of conversation, of the sphere in which they move." At the same time, Jefferson maintained, many "might have availed themselves of the conversation...of their masters; many have been brought up to the handcraft arts," and "some have been liberally educated. . . . But never yet could I find that a black...

...condition."25 Yet, as is his custom, he then tries to refute his counterpoint suggestion: "Yet many have been so situated, that they might have availed...themselves of the conversation of their masters.... Some have been liberally educated, and all have lived in countries where the arts and sciences are...

...Most of them indeed have been confined to tillage, to their own homes, and their own society: yet many B always been associated with the whites. Some have been liberally educated, and all have lived in countries...