Thomas Jefferson’s legacy faces a new reckoning as America approaches its 250th birthday
- Thomas Jefferson, the prize-winning presidential historian Jon Meacham notes, embodies both "the very best and the very worst" of the United States.
- Yet, even for Meacham, defining what it means to be "Jeffersonian" requires a moment of reflection.
- Initially, he suggests, it signified a leaning towards states' rights and limited government before the civil rights movement.
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- Thomas Jefferson, the prize-winning presidential historian Jon Meacham notes, embodies both "the very best and the very worst" of the United States.
- Yet, even for Meacham, defining what it means to be "Jeffersonian" requires a moment of reflection.
- Initially, he suggests, it signified a leaning towards states' rights and limited government before the civil rights movement.
Sources: The Independent