[StBernard] Resume of Thomas Jefferson

[Westley Annis]

Resume of Thomas Jefferson 


Thomas Jefferson was a very remarkable man who started learning very early
in life and never stopped.


At 5, began studying under his cousins tutor.



At 9, studied Latin, Greek and French.
 
At 14, studied classical literature and additional languages.
  
At 16, entered the College of William and Mary.

At 19, studied Law for 5 years starting under George Wythe.


At 23, started his own law practice.


At 25, was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses.


 At 31, wrote the widely circulated "Summary View of the Rights of British
America" and retired from his law practice.



At 32, was a Delegate to the Second Continental Congress.

At 33, wrote the Declaration of Independence 

 

At 33, took three years to revise Virginias legal code and wrote a Public
Education bill and a statute for Religious Freedom.

At 36, was elected the second Governor of Virginia succeeding Patrick Henry.

At 40, served in Congress for two years.

At 41, was the American minister to France and negotiated commercial
treaties with European nations along with Ben Franklin and John Adams.


At 46, served as the first Secretary of State under George Washington.

At 53, served as Vice President and was elected president of the American
Philosophical Society.

At 55, drafted the Kentucky Resolutions and became the active head of
Republican Party.

At 57, was elected the third president of the  United States.


At 60, obtained the Louisiana Purchase doubling the nation's size.

At 61, was elected to a second term as President.

At 65, retired to  Monticello.

At 80, helped President Monroe shape the Monroe Doctrine.

At 81, almost single-handedly created the University of  Virginia and served
as its first president.

At 83, died on the 50th anniversary of the Signing of the Declaration of
Independence along with John Adams.


Thomas Jefferson knew because he himself studied the previous failed
attempts at government.  He understood actual history, the nature of God,
his laws and the nature of man.  

That happens to be way more than what most understand today.  Jefferson
really knew his stuff.  

A voice from the past to lead us in the future:

John F. Kennedy held a dinner in the White House for a group of the
brightest minds in the nation at that time. 

 

He made this statement: 

 

"This is perhaps the assembly of the most intelligence ever to gather at one
time in the White House with the exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined
alone."

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 work and give to those who would not.
     ~Thomas Jefferson

It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes.  A
principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world.
     ~Thomas Jefferson

I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government
from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of
them.

   ~Thomas Jefferson
 
My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too
much government.
    ~Thomas Jefferson

No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.
    ~Thomas Jefferson

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear
arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in
government.

   ~Thomas Jefferson

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of
patriots and tyrants.
    ~Thomas Jefferson

To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which
he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.
    ~Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson said in 1802:
I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than
standing armies.  If the American people ever allow private banks to control
the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the
banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the
people of all property--until their children wake-up homeless on the
continent their fathers conquered.

I pray we get this out to everyone!!!

I'm doing my part.  Please do yours!