Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson was elected the third President of the United States in 1800, and served two terms from 1801 to 1809. Thomas Jefferson is best  known as the primary author to create the Declaration of Independence, and his achievements during his Presidency was  the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Thomas Jefferson was a wealthy Virginia planer, a forward thinker, an avid wine lover and a noted gourmet. Before his Presidency he visited France and brought back many different selections of wine, and believed that the United States could also grow grapes to produce various selections of wine.  He was also a well-read man and had over 6,000 books in his library. The books were  purchased from him for $23,950 and now forms the basis for the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.

We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.

- Thomas Jefferson -