Thomas Jefferson
...in Washington, D.C. The interior within includes a 19 foot tall statue of Jefferson and engravings from Parts of his writings. The most outstanding are the words which are inscribed around the monument at the top: "I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."
What is it about Thomas Jefferson that made us want to construct a monument after him? What compels us to look up to him. Why is it that so many see him as an inspiration? Even Mikhail Gorbechev, the former leader of the Soviet Union said that Jefferson had been one of his heroes as he had been growing up and attending university. Thomas Jefferson has truly left an impact on the people of the United States, and in this essay I want to answer what kind of an impact that was, I want to center more on the political impact Jefferson had while at the same time trying to uncover what it was that has made him such an inspiration to so many people.
As an agriculturalist, horticulturist, architect, archaeologist, mathematician, cryptographer, surveyor, author, lawyer, inventor, a violinist, the third President of the United States, author of the Declaration of Independence, and one of the most influential Founders of the United States, Jefferson did many things, and made a lot of changes to america. I want to start by giving a brief biography of Jefferson and looking at some of his influences and achievements. Then spend some time focusing on the Declaration of Independence. With that let's learn more about the life of Thomas Jefferson.
Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743 in Virginia, namely on a plantation his father owned in Albemarle county. When he was 9 years old Jefferson began going to a school run by a Scottish reverend by the name of William Douglas, there he was introduced to Latin, Greek and French which he would in his later years...
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