who was thomas jefferson?

8/13/2019 Who Was Thomas Jefferson?

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Who was Thomas Jefferson?

homasJeffersonhis is amazing. here are two parts.Be sure to read the 2nd part (inRED).homas Jefferson was a veryremarka!e man whostarted !earning very ear!y in !ifeand never


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"t 12$ was a De!egate to the 5e%ondontinenta! ongress."t 11$ wrote the De%!aration of6ndependen%e."t 11$ took three years to reviseirginia&s!ega! %ode and wrote a 7u!i%Edu%ation i!! and a statute forRe!igious *reedom."t 1-$ was e!e%ted the se%ondovernor ofirginia su%%eeding 7atri%k 3enry."t ,8$ served in ongress for twoyears."t ,+$ was the "meri%an minister to*ran%e andnegotiated %ommer%ia! treaties withEuropean nations a!ong with Ben*rank!in and John "dams."t ,-$ served as the first 5e%retaryof 5tateunder eorge /ashington."t #1$ served as i%e 7resident andwas e!e%ted president of the "meri%an7hi!osophi%a! 5o%iety."t ##$ drafted the 9entu%ky


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Reso!utions ande%ame the a%tive head of Repu!i%an7arty."t #:$ was e!e%ted the thirdpresident of the;nited 5tates."t -8$ otained the ouisiana7ur%hase dou!ing the nation&s size."t -+$ was e!e%ted to a se%ond termas7resident."t -#$ retired to 0onti%e!!o."t


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at government. 3e understood a%tua!history$ the nature of od$ his !awsand the nature of man. hat happensto e way more than whatmost understand today. Jeffersonrea!!y knew his stuff. " voi%e fromthe past to !ead us in the future>John *. 9ennedy he!d a dinner in thewhite3ouse for a group of the rightestminds in the nation at that time. 3emade this statement> 4 his is perhapsthe assem!y of the most inte!!igen%eever to gather at onetime in the /hite 3ouse with thee?%eption of when homas Jeffersondined a!one.44/hen we get pi!ed upon one anotherin !arge%ities$ as in Europe$ we sha!! e%omeas %orrupt as Europe.4== homas Jefferson4 he demo%ra%y wi!! %ease to e?istwhen youtake away from those who are wi!!ingto work and give to those who wou!dnot.4== homas Jefferson


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46t is in%ument on every generationto pay its own dets as it goes. "prin%ip!e whi%h if a%ted on wou!dsave one=ha!f the wars of the wor!d.4== homas Jefferson46 predi%t future happiness for"meri%ans ifthey %an prevent the government fromwasting the !aors of the peop!eunder the pretense of taking %are ofthem.4== homas Jefferson40y reading of history %onvin%es methat mostad government resu!ts from too mu%hgovernment.4== homas Jefferson4@o free man sha!! ever e dearredthe use ofarms.4== homas Jefferson4 he strongest reason for the peop!eto retainthe right to keep and ear arms is$as a !ast resort$ to prote%tthemse!ves against tyranny ingovernment.4== homas Jefferson


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4 he tree of !ierty must erefreshed fromtime to time with the !ood ofpatriots andtyrants.4== homas Jefferson4 o %ompe! a man to susidize withhis ta?esthe propagation of ideas whi%h hedise!ieves and ahors is sinfu! andtyranni%a!.4== homas Jeffersonhomas Jefferson said in +46 e!ieve that anking institutionsare moredangerous to our !ierties thanstanding armies.6f the "meri%an peop!e ever a!!owprivate anks to %ontro! the issue oftheir %urren%y$ first y inf!ation$then y def!ation$ the anks and%orporations that wi!! grow up aroundthe anks wi!! deprive the peop!e ofa!! property = unti! their %hi!drenwake=up home!ess on the %ontinenttheir fathers %onAuered.46 wish we %ou!d get this out to every


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who was thomas jefferson?

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