Thomas Jefferson - His Ideas in a Nutshell
October 8, 2018
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as posted by the channelIn his first inaugural address, Thomas Jefferson articulated a vision of “peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.” But how did he think this would be best accomplished? In this video, I explain the Sage of Monticello’s most important political ideas.
In my book, Compact of the Republic, I told the tale of the Jeffersonian tradition, and explained how it was threatened by political forces over the course of the early republic
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