Thomas Jefferson

Even though he never got around to freeing his slaves, Thomas Jefferson remains a hero of democracy.

Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743[a] – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He had previously served as the second vice president of the United States between 1797 and 1801. The principal author of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson was a proponent of democracy, republicanism, and individual rights, motivating American colonists to break from the Kingdom of Great Britain and form a new nation; he produced formative documents and decisions at both the state and national level. --Wikipedia

He was a brilliant man in his time and if it weren't for Thomas Jefferson (and many others, of course), the United States of America, as we know it, would not been brought into existence.

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