What Tom Holland has said about Monticello
2 quotes · 1 episode · Jul 8, 2026
Tom Holland, English actor cast as Telemachus, has been quoted on Monticello 2 times in 1 episode of The Rest Is History, most recently on July 8, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Holland argues that, owing to debt and his Ciceronian ideal, Monticello mattered more to Jefferson than Hemings, his principles or his reputation.
“ultimately Monticello is dearer to him than Sally, dearer to him than his ideals of liberty, dearer than his reputation even”
The Rest Is History: 686. Jefferson: The Betrayal of Liberty (Part 4) (Jul 8, 2026) · Listen from 1:12:27
Holland concludes that Jefferson is the great tragic president, destroyed by his own best qualities.
“if the definition of a tragedy is that, you know, someone who is destroyed by their own best qualities, Jefferson is the great tragic president”
The Rest Is History: 686. Jefferson: The Betrayal of Liberty (Part 4) (Jul 8, 2026) · Listen from 1:17:13
Episodes
686. Jefferson: The Betrayal of Liberty (Part 4)The Rest Is History · Jul 8, 2026 · 1 h 22 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook conclude their Founding Fathers series with Thomas Jefferson's political career, his relationship with Sally Hemings, and his betrayal of liberty through slavery.
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