Why did some people accuse Jefferson of being a hypocrite based on what he did in the image above?

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No one ever accused him of being a hypocrite
No one ever accused him of being a hypocrite

Because he swore to never fight the Barbary pirates
Because he swore to never fight the Barbary pirates

Because he argued for a smaller federal government and stricter interpretation of the Constitution, but then purchased the Louisiana Territory, which was a power that the Constitution did not say the President had
Because he argued for a smaller federal government and stricter interpretation of the Constitution, but then purchased the Louisiana Territory, which was a power that the Constitution did not say the President had

Because he promised to KEEP the Whiskey Tax

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The correct response is:

Because he argued for a smaller federal government and stricter interpretation of the Constitution, but then purchased the Louisiana Territory, which was a power that the Constitution did not say the President had.

This contradiction between his beliefs and actions led some people to label him a hypocrite.