Were Thomas Jefferson alive to read this book, he would recognize every sentence
, every elegant turn of phrase, every lofty, beautifully expressed idea. Indeed,
every word in the book is his. In an astonishing feat of editing, Eric S. Peter
sen has culled the entirety of Thomas Jefferson's published works to fashion thi
rty-four original essays on themes ranging from patriotism and liberty to hope,
humility, and gratitude. The result is a lucid, inspiring distillation of the wi
sdom of one of America's greatest political thinkers.
