How to Properly Explain Jefferson’s Royalist Statements in Early 1780s? A New Approach

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Brief Overview

it is quite possible that a part of Jefferson’s defense of Royalist position (in 1770-80s) might be sincere, and mainly derive from his peculiar subscription to the Shelburne style “new” Whiggish pro-the-monarch stance

Author

• Haimo Li, University of Houston