MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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He believed all men are born free, everyone comes in to the world with a right to his person, which includes the liberty of moving and using it at his own will
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He believed all men were not equal
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He believed all men should live in another country
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He believed all men are moving around to another country and should create a peaceful government
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Detailed explanation-1: -He wanted a government that would respect the authority of individual states, operate with a smaller bureaucracy, and cut its debts. Jefferson also felt that the country should eliminate Hamilton’s standing army by relying on a “disciplined militia” for national defense against invasion.
Detailed explanation-2: -Jefferson gradually assumed leadership of the Republicans, who sympathized with the revolutionary cause in France. Attacking Federalist policies, he opposed a strong centralized Government and championed the rights of states.
Detailed explanation-3: -Thomas Jefferson believed strongly in religious freedom and the separation of church and state. While President, Jefferson was accused of being a non-believer and an atheist.
Detailed explanation-4: -"Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them to rights."