论杰斐逊在种族奴隶制问题上的困境

在面临由自己设定的种族界线时，杰斐逊天赋权利信条的普遍性受到了其人种特殊性观念的挑战，同时天赋权利也面临着与财产权观念的协调性问题。对此，他试图以一种两全其美的移民方式解决潜在的矛盾；当形势发生变化时，杰斐逊就从贯彻理想的目标撤退，被迫听命于本阶级利益的自然律令。

Thomas Jefferson's Dilemma on Racial Slavery

When confronted with the racial lines delimited by himself,Jefferson's universal natural rights were challenged by blacks' identity,and they also had to be reconciled with his opinions about the property right.To eradicate the potential conflict,he advanced his delicate emigration plan.Yet when the situation changed,Jefferson was forced to retreat from his ideal aims and obey orders from his own class interests.