Thomas Jefferson

Jefferson’s design, to use his own words, was “to introduce between nations another umpire than arms;” and he expected that England would be starved into submission. The annual...

Jefferson in his lifetime was often charged with gross inconsistency in his political views and conduct; but the inconsistency was more apparent than real. At times he strictly...

Nevertheless, there were different ways of preserving neutrality: there were the offensive way and the friendly way. Hamilton, whose extreme bias toward England made him bitter...

In May, 1785, Franklin returned to the United States, and Jefferson was appointed minister. “You replace Dr. Franklin,” said the Count of Vergennes when Jefferson announced his...

CHAP. PAGE I. YOUTH AND TRAINING 1 II. VIRGINIA IN JEFFERSON’S DAY 16 III. MONTICELLO AND ITS HOUSEHOLD 28 IV. JEFFERSON IN THE REVOLUTION 36 V. REFORM WORK IN VIRGINIA 45 VI. G...

Another element that contributed to the efficiency and the high standard of the early Virginia statesman was a good, old-fashioned classical education. They were familiar, to us...

Hamilton, to his credit, be it said, strongly advocated the election of Jefferson; and finally, through the action of Mr. Bayard, of Delaware, a leading Federalist, who had soun...

3 Abraham Lincoln said in his first inaugural address:—“But if the policy of the government upon a vital question affecting the whole people is to be irrevocably fixed by the de...