An Examination of the Views on Society of Thomas Jefferson (664 words, 3 pages)
Thomas Jefferson believed that universal education would have to precedeuniversal suffrage. The ignorant, he argued, were incapable of self-government.But he had profound faith in the reasonableness and teachableness of the massesand in their collective wisdom when taught. He believed that the schools shouldteach reading, writing, and arithmetic. Also, the children ...
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