Thomas Jefferson
by Jon Meacham · first published 2012
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In this magnificent biography, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Lion and Franklin and Winston brings vividly to life an extraordinary man and his remarkable times. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power gives us Jefferson the politician and president, a great and complex human being forever engaged in the wars of his era. Philosophers think; politicians maneuver. Jefferson’s genius was that he was both and could do both, often simultaneously. Such is the art of power. Thomas Jefferson hated confrontation, and yet his understanding of power and of human nature enabled him to move men a
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For anyone looking for a good book on Jefferson, https://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Jefferson-Power-Jon-Meacham/dp... The competition between Jefferson and Hamilton is also detailed in https://www.amazon.com/Alexander-Hamilton-Ron-Chernow/dp/159..., and it doesn't paint such a great picture of…
on “Historians Uncover Slave Quarters of Sally Hemings at Jefferson’s Monticello” ↗Just finished last night a series of lectures on Thomas Jefferson[0] and I believe he felt the primary countermeasure to this problem was a limited federal government. In his time the federal government was dramatically smaller and the average person had nearly zero…
on “U.S. court upholds dismissal of lawsuit against NSA on 'state secrets' grounds” ↗I'm not sure why a rock or piece of wood is the bar here. The fact is nearly no-one in the Americas would call or describe Sub-Saharan Africans as Intelligent. Thomas Jefferson who generally seemed to oppose slavery says this in his book, "Notes on the State of Virginia" (1785): "In general, their existence appears to participate more of sensation than reflection." "Comparing…
on “Large models of what? Mistaking engineering achievements for linguistic agency” ↗