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Thomas Jefferson, who died
in 1826, looms ever larger as a figure of special significance. Americans, of
course, are familiar with Jefferson as an early statesman, author of the
Declaration of Independence, and a high-ranking presidential Founding Father.
But there is another Jefferson less well known. This is the Jefferson who, as
the outstanding American philosopher of democracy, has an increasing appeal to
the world’ s newly emerging peoples.
There is no other man in
history who formulated the ideas of democracy with such fullness, persuasive
ness, and logic. Those interested in democracy as a poetical philosophy and
system--even those who do not accept his postulates or are critical of his
solutions--must reckon with his thought.
What, then, is his
thought, and how much of it is still relevant under modem conditions
Of all the ideas and beliefs that make up the political philosophy know
A. Equality, freedom and people’ s control over government.
B. Equality, confidence in man and people’ s control over government.
C. Equality, freedom and confidence in man.
D. Freedom, confidence in man and people’ s control over government.