how did jefferson envision the future of american?
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My memory is rusty. But I think that Washington and Jefferson both believed that the two party system of this country would ultimately be its demise. I tend to agree...sort of.
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Americans look forward to the future while Europeans look back to the past.
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It is to briefly explain what Americans were fighting for and what they expected in the shaping of a better America, so that issues concerning everything around us, could be properly managed for "WE the people of the United States in order to form a more perfect union and establish justice to ensure domestic tranquility and provide for the common defense promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our prosperity do ordain  to establish this Constitution for the United States of America.\nEach of the points stated in the preamble signfy what we as Americans stand for and believe in.
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Thomas Jefferson wrote Republican Principles.
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The American Constitution is a living document whose meaning changes over time.  It was written by the founding fathers.  Thomas Jefferson's ideas were heavily relied upon.  Courts constantly interpret the meaning of the words, which is why it changes.  This explains, for example, why abortion rights have changed over time.
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1778 - I think Thomas Jefferson started it
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The future of the United States is bright, indeed.  I had doubts a short while back, but people are remembering how to speak up.\nWe will always be powerful, perhaps the top superpower, but we will never try to stop someone from being more successful if they have their people's interests at heart.  Oh, we'll protect our interests, but we have always cheered the success of other countries who serve their people first and their ideology last.   Should everyone be a capitalist, a representative democratic republic?  I don't think so, but there are going to be more, and we'll have to compete with them, and I'll love every second of it.  Competition that isn't based on the slavery of a people (like China is close to) is to be commended and encouraged.\n\nIf there is another superpower that grows above us, I suspect that we'll have a hand in making it that way.  After all, we've been helping all our "older brothers" (older countries) for some time now.  It would be nice if they could do it on their own so we could enjoy our youth and riches a bit more.  \n\nEuropean Union?  Go for it!  China getting more democratic and keeping it's power?  We're with you!  Russia regaining world attention but remaining a people-first state?  Great!\n\nWe'll be there, probably contentedly resting on our laurels until we're woken again.  For now, we're awake and stomping our feet on the one's who woke us up unjustly.  After they're dust, we'll go back to slumber and do business as usual, but we'll never be less than a giant.
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John Adams, Thomas Jefferson
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"Information is the currency of democracy."  Thomas Jefferson
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Grant wants to help Jefferson learn how to use capital letters correctly. Let's hope Grant succeeded. If he did, learn a lesson from Grant.\n\nChow!!
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Thomas Jefferson said, "It is better that a thousand guilty men walk free, than a single innocent man be imprisoned". If more people truly understood the great moral clarity of our Founders, the citizens of our Republic would elect better people to serve them.
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You should read a biography of Thomas Jefferson.  There are several that deal with his views on natural law and Deism.
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Thomas Jefferson used the social contract theory to say that since the king was not governing as the people needed, we had the right to form our own government. (Declaration of Independence)\n\nJames Madison wrote the Constitution. His first line was "We the people..."
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Washington Lincoln jefferson
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Sounds pretty straightforward to me. Have you made up the list of principles that Jefferson advocated in his pre-presidential days? If not, that would be a good starting point. \nYou can probably find this information by putting Thomas Jefferson into your search engine. \nGood luck!
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let's see, in 1000 words or less:\n\nJefferson was an architect of our "constitutional republic" and Hamilton was the architect of our economic system. Each of our founding fathers have had various roles in forging the baseline of who and what America is today. Washington was the 'action hero' who led America's armies and then the government out of it's conception (and then dared to turn over power peacefully! Unheard of!) and created precedence for how power is to be handled. Franklin, the man who embodied the ideals of personal drive and creativity and how success can be achieved in our society. You really need to read all about these people and what they did... you just can't type it out here...
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I have a dream.  My dream is that one day Thomas Jefferson will rise up out of his grave and p!mpslap GW Bush.  Then he shall spit in the president's face and say, "Listen up, moron.  The end does not justify the means.  Your day-to-day actions add up and affect the big picture.  Sacrifice small liberties today and you're closer to killing freedom tomorrow.  Now go get yourself the complete works of Aristotle and don't come out of your room till you've finished reading them cover to cover."