Thomas Jefferson wrote that “all men are created equal equal,” more than 600 people over the course of his life. Thomas Jefferson called slavery in “moral depravity” and A a “hideous blot” but continued to hold human beings as property his entire adult life. Although he made some legislative attempts against slavery and at times bemoaned its existence Jefferson also profited directly from the institution of slavery. Jefferson profited not just by the crops in products products produced by his enslaved laborers but also for the value of the slaves themselves.