Thursday, November 21, 2013

Reflections on the Gettysburg Address

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By: Tony Williams On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered all 272 words of the Gettysburg Address in a mere two minutes t...
Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Recommended Jefferson Readings from Stephen F. Knott

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Recommended Jefferson Readings from Stephen F. Knott: 1. The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson , (Modern Library Classics)...
Sunday, November 17, 2013

Thomas Jefferson’s Political Thought: Part II, the Radicalism of Jefferson’s Political Ideas

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By Tony Williams, WJMI Program Director In my previous essay on Thomas Jefferson’s political thought, I explored the continuity in h...
Thursday, November 14, 2013

Thomas Jefferson’s Political Thought: Part I, Natural Rights Republic

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By: Tony Williams, WJMI Program Director  Thomas Jefferson is often described as “sphinx-like” or “enigmatic” because of the difficu...
Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Thomas Jefferson: A Brief Defense of His Character

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"I never had done a single act or been concerned in any transaction which I feared to have fully laid open, or which could d...
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Saturday, November 2, 2013

A Review of Jon Meacham, "Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power"

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By: Tony Williams Thomas Jefferson was a remarkable statesman from early in the American Revolution through the American founding to th...
Saturday, October 19, 2013

Thomas Jefferson as Neighbor and Friend

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By: J. David Gowdy Much has been written about Thomas Jefferson as a revolutionary leader, President, and statesman, etc., but what was ...