The believed in personal responsibility, and that they should always offer and learn, to help Man. BUT.. they lived lives far different, as you know that Franklin loved to walk nude, even in the White House and in Paris (as the US envoy) and he cared less what people thought.. he liked being naked! Of course Jefferson helped himself to the enslaved help, around the farm.. the quarters were just about 200-ft from his bedroom, if you've been there... so, chastity wasn't a virtue, as these mostly BACHELORS lived a playboy's life nearly 200 yrs before Hugh Hefner.
