"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

13 April 2017

Happy birthday, Jefferson.

Scully, Jefferson (detail), 1821


Thomas Jefferson was born on this day in 1743.

I have sworn upon the altar of god, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.

Thomas Jefferson

Ken Burns' outstanding Thomas Jefferson ...

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