Hofstadter’s thesis regarding Jefferson’s alleged “democratic” tastes… a. Is that it was all a façade, hiding his conservative & elitist beliefs

b. Ties them to his early family life, suggesting that guilt regarding his own privileges and a desire to win over or defend his “commoner” father may have served as the foundation of such democratic leanings.

c. Ties them to his early family life, suggesting that guilt regarding his own privileges and a desire to win over or defend his “commoner” father may have served as the foundation of such democratic leanings.