Thomas Jefferson
Born: April 13, 1743, Shadwell, Virginia
Died: July 4, 1826, Monticello, Virginia
Best known as the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States. He was a man of many talents—an architect, an inventor, a scientist, and a collector of books and artifacts of American history. He could read more than five languages and was the U.S. minister to France for several years.
Today I would like to tell you about Thomas Jefferson's dedication to higher learning and his love for books. Both of which occupied much of his time and resources for the majority of his life. Let's begin by looking at his passion for education.
It is safer to have the whole people respectably enlightened than a few in a high state of science and the many in ignorance.
Thomas Jefferson described the founding of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville as "the last act of usefulness I can render" to the new nation. After......
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