Embed Notice

HTML Code

<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mastodon.social/users/RunRichRun/statuses/116863471090147121">Rich Stein (he/him) (runrichrun@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 05-Jul-2026 05:15:22 JST</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/@RunRichRun" title="runrichrun@mastodon.social"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/203860-48-20231025045034.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Rich Stein (he/him)" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Rich Stein (he/him)</a></section><article><p>Fascinating story: "Was Kosciuszko's request an attempt to shame his American friend [Thomas Jefferson]? Or did he simply want to remind him of the American ideals he had risked his own life for?" <br><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/the-moral-test-us-founding-father-thomas-jefferson-failed/a-77833752" rel="nofollow">https://www.dw.com/en/the-moral-test-us-founding-father-thomas-jefferson-failed/a-77833752</a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/America250" rel="tag">#America250</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/slavery" rel="tag">#slavery</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Jefferson" rel="tag">#Jefferson</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kosciuszko" rel="tag">#Kosciuszko</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/6525260#notice-12839554">In conversation</a><time datetime="2026-07-05T05:15:22+09:00" title="Sunday, 05-Jul-2026 05:15:22 JST">about a month ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@RunRichRun/116863471090147121" rel="external" title="Sent from mastodon.social via ActivityPub">mastodon.social</a></span></span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@RunRichRun/116863471090147121">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: static.dw.com</div><h5><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/the-moral-test-us-founding-father-thomas-jefferson-failed/a-77833752">The moral test US founding father Thomas Jefferson failed?</a></h5><div></div></header><div>Polish general and freedom fighter Thaddeus Kosciuszko presented US founding father Thomas Jefferson with a moral test. Historians still disagree on whether Jefferson passed or not.</div><footer></footer></article></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

Corresponding Notice

Embed this notice
Rich Stein (he/him) (runrichrun@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 05-Jul-2026 05:15:22 JST Rich Stein (he/him)
Fascinating story: "Was Kosciuszko's request an attempt to shame his American friend [Thomas Jefferson]? Or did he simply want to remind him of the American ideals he had risked his own life for?"
https://www.dw.com/en/the-moral-test-us-founding-father-thomas-jefferson-failed/a-77833752
#America250 #history #slavery #Jefferson #Kosciuszko
In conversationabout a month ago from mastodon.socialpermalink
Attachments
1. Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: static.dw.com
  The moral test US founding father Thomas Jefferson failed?
  Polish general and freedom fighter Thaddeus Kosciuszko presented US founding father Thomas Jefferson with a moral test. Historians still disagree on whether Jefferson passed or not.

Public

Embed Notice

HTML Code

Corresponding Notice