Maybe. Jefferson is a very interesting personality. The man was brilliant, no doubt of that but he could also be devious and underhanded. He supported Philip Fresenius and used him to go after his opponents. George Washington often suspected Jefferson of malingering when he absented himself from Washington's cabinet. Jefferson might have defended those tearing down his statues but chances are he wouldn't have. It is just as likely he would have arrested the perpetrators for destruction of property.
ironically he would have defended their right to be fools
Maybe. Jefferson is a very interesting personality. The man was brilliant, no doubt of that but he could also be devious and underhanded. He supported Philip Fresenius and used him to go after his opponents. George Washington often suspected Jefferson of malingering when he absented himself from Washington's cabinet. Jefferson might have defended those tearing down his statues but chances are he wouldn't have. It is just as likely he would have arrested the perpetrators for destruction of property.