The founding document of the United States of America, written principally by Thomas Jefferson but edited and signed by all of the members of the Second Continental Congress, is The Declaration of Independence. It was signed on July 4, 1776 and it sets
4.11 In honor of Independence Day, I thought it would be fun to look into what Thomas Jefferson grew in his own vegetable garden at Monticello. Happily, the official Monticello website has a great essay by the director of the Monticello Gardens and
by Burt Likko on July 4, 2011 One often refers to Thomas Jefferson as the “principal author” or sometimes even less accurately as simply the “author” of the Declaration of Independence. In fact, the Declaration was the work of the entire Second
Yet for all the violence of action that would follow the release of the Declaration of Independence, there is nary an expletive in Thomas Jefferson's document. In 18th-century Colonial America it was possible to launch a revolution against the most
Happy July 4th: When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe . Thomas Jefferson The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to
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