Jefferson on Freedom: Wisdom, Advice, and Hints on Freedom, Democracy, and the American Way

by Thomas Jefferson

Overview

Thomas Jefferson is most famous for the writing of the Declaration of Independence, which espouses the general principles of freedom and democracies that Americans hold dear. Now, collected here for the first time, is this historical American document, as well as several of his other famous writings. Included in this book are excerpts from his only full-length book, Notes on the State of Virginia, letters to Samual Kercheval and Edward Carrington on liberal democracy and freedom, and an exchange with Danbury Baptists regarding the right to religious freedom to his manual on parliamentary policy. Jefferson provides excellent and timeless quotes on attaining freedom and living a democratic life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781616082895
Publisher:	Skyhorse
Publication date:	07/27/2011
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	4.60(w) x 7.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States (1801–1809), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential Founding Fathers for his promotion of the ideals of republicanism in the United States. He envisioned America as the force behind a great "Empire of Liberty" that would promote republicanism and counter the imperialism of the British Empire.

Table of Contents

Freedoms that Founded this Great Land 1

Letter to James Madison, Dec. 20, 1787 1

Letter to Mr. A. Donald, Feb. 7, 1788 10

Draft of the Constitution 13

Excerpt from Jefferson's Memoir 15

Letter to Richard Price, Feb. 1, 1787 18

Letters in Relation to the Freedoms and Terms of Government 21

Letter to Colonel Edward Carrington, Jan. 16, 1787 21

Letter to Samuel Kercheval, Jul. 12, 1816 25

The Right of Religion in the United States 38

Excerpt from Jefferson's Memoir 38

Excerpt from Notes on the State of Virginia 40

The Original Draft of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom 44

Letter to Reverend Samuel Miller, Jan. 23, 1808 48

Correspondence with the Danbury Baptist Association, Jan. 1, 1802 51

Letter to Reverend James Smith, Dec. 8, 1822 53

Letter To N. G. Dufeif, Apr. 19, 1814 55

Slavery and the Issues That Go Along with It 58

Excerpt from Jefferson's Memoir 58

Letter to John Adams, Jan. 22, 1821 61

Letter to the President (James Monroe), Oct. 24, 1823 64

On My Career 68

Note G from the appendix to Jefferson's Memoir 68

Americans and their Right to Freedom 72

Letter to Baron Geismer, Sept. 6, 1785 72

Letter to Francis Hopkinson, Mar. 13, 1789 75

To the Inhabitants of Albemarle County, In Virginia, Apr. 3, 1809 79

What Freedom Means to Me 81

Letter to General Washington, Jan. 4, 1786 81

Excerpt from State of the Union Address, Nov. 8, 1808 85

Excerpt from the First Inaugural Address 87

Excerpt from Correspondence and Private Papers Thomas Jefferson 94

Response to the Citizens of Albemarle, Feb. 12, 1790 96

Notes on the Education Process 98

Notes on the State of Virginia 98

Excerpt from Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, Monticello Aug. 1, 1816 100

Freedom of the Press 101

Excerpt from Kentucky Resolutions, ix 465; 1798 101

Excerpt from letter to Thomas Seymour, 1807 104

Addresses that Consider the Freedoms of our Country 105

Second Inaugural Address, Mar. 4, 1805 105

Sixth Annual Message, Dec. 2, 1806 115

Eighth Annual Message, Nov. 8, 1808 128