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Les Olives: Part Four

A History Lesson on Olives and Thomas Jefferson

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Steve Sabicer
Mar 12, 2024
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In high school, I had a bit of a man crush on Thomas Jefferson. He wrote one of the most subversive and eloquent fuck-yous to oppression. He designed his own home and many innovative gadgets. He enjoyed life in Paris during the Age of Enlightenment. He was an intellectual, an inventor, a gentleman farmer. 

Years later, I now appreciate that Thomas wasn’t…

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