Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson was a man with new ideas and open minded ideals. Unlike most of his fellow politicians, he had his own strong beliefs and looked for answers in the questions instead of around them. Jefferson said that “the state of peace is that which most improved the manners and morals, the prosperity and happiness of mankind.” Most people would just interpret peace as no war or a unified people, but Jefferson defines it more …

…of been there to keep all the leaders of the new world in an open minded state. Jefferson is a great leader because he understood underlying concepts to debates and problems. He always seems to find the reality in what America really is and what we should stand for. He looked beyond his beliefs and into the beliefs and actions of other arising from confrontation and disagreement. We need another Thomas Jefferson for our century.