6/12/2023 0 Comments Thomas jefferson the art of power![]() ![]() ![]() And that is why I am now ranking Jefferson over Adams because he appeals to me more, I identify with him more. Where John Adams felt insecure about his intellectual abilities and struggled to better himself, Thomas Jefferson was a natural Renaissance man who loved nothing else but to read, think and write. Science, architecture, as well as political and legal philosophy were on Jefferson’s mind. His curiosity knew no bounds in the best tradition of the Enlightenment. Jefferson was tall, soft-spoken and reserved like Washington, but an intellectual, a true Renaissance man. As I said in the previous book review, Adams was loud, passionate with a temper, short and round. The two presidents who succeeded each other in the Presidency, couldn’t be more different. And as the title suggests, he was not only a master of ideas, but also a master in utilizing power. But the story of his life, more than Washington’s, is as the author writes: “Jefferson’s capacity to live with contradiction was nothing less than epic.” Thomas Jefferson v. Some call him the true ideological founder of the American Republic. After JFK, Obama now follows Thomas Jefferson. So I now have four presidents on my all-time favorite US President list. ![]()
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