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Thomas Jefferson's Freethought Legacy: A Saying Per Day by the Sage of Monticello
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by Thomas Jefferson and Roger E. Greeley
Sales Rank: 2088895
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List Price: $29.00
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Features
Cover Type: Hard Cover with 138 pages
Published by: Prometheus Books October 1995
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 1573920088
ISBN 13 Number: 978-1573920087
Book Dimensions:
9.4 x 6.3 x 0.7 inches
Weighs: 12.8 ounces
Midwest Book Review
Thomas Jefferson's Freethought Legacy: A Saying Per Day By The Sage Of Monticello is a delightful collection of quotes from Jefferson which establishes beyond dispute his enormous contributions to rationalism, freethought and science. Jefferson was unwavering in his dedication to the separation of church and state. Yet more often than not, historians (and especially politicians) have done is to select those quotes that reflect conventional religiosity and beliefs. Here Roger Greeley mines the rich ideas of Jefferson and extracts some of his most compelling gems. Readers are invited to meander through these pages enjoying the diverse and wide-ranging views of one of America's early intellectuals. Or, savor one quote each day and delight in Jefferson's well-reasoned thoughts for 365 days, and for years to come. In these turbulent days when our society is pushed and pulled by the excesses of the Religious Right, allow Jefferson's sober thoughts to "restore your confidence in freethought, rationalism, humanism, and the importance of reason, science, and education". Roger E. Greeley (Kalamazoo, MI) is a consultant to the North American Committee for Humanism, and a retired Unitarian Minister.
Reader Reviews
Besides authoring the Declaration of Independence, serving as our third president, and founding a university, Thomas Jefferson said a lot of intelligent things, and 365 of the most eloquent and quotable are collected here. My only beef with this book is the organization of the quotes, which is for some reason "a saying per day" (e.g. May 6), when there is no hint that he made the statement on that day, or that there is any connection at all between the day and the quote. If it were a calendar pad with tear-off sheets, that would make more sense. In any event, the index enables you to find quotes by subject, and you may find yourself reading through the entire list, marking your favorites for later.
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