Thomas Jefferson, the Fourth of July, and American philosophy
Thomas Jefferson, the Fourth of July, and American philosophy Andrew Biggs Saturday, July 7, 2012 The 4th of July reminded me of recently watching Ken Burn’s 1997 documentary Thomas Jefferson, which is a fascinating history of the man, his times, and his many contradictions. For obvious reasons, considerable attention was paid to Jefferson’s authorship of the Declaration of Independence. Jeffers..