The Life & Legacy of Thomas Jefferson | The Foundations of Freedom Ep.3 : -The Green Dragon Podcast

In the third episode of our series The Foundations of Freedom, we speak about Thomas Jefferson, His early life, the writing of the Declaration of Indepence and his disturbing relationship with slavery. Outline: (7:30) Introducing Jefferson on the Declaration of Independence (8:00) The concision of Jefferson’s writing (9:00) Jefferson wrote over 100 drafts on the Declaration of Independence (10:30) Jefferson believing that humans could reach a level of perfection and how he used that moral standard to draft the Declaration (13:00) the comparison of Jefferson and Hamilton's views of what American should be and how they are present in our finest military (15:00) Monticello (16:15) How the South was the vanguard in bringing about the War of Independence (21:00) How Jefferson fled when the British invaded Virginia and his docile personality (27:15) The Louisiana Purchase - Jefferson wrestling with the problem if it worked with the Constitution (34:00) The contention in Jefferson’s first election (50:30) How everyone is human, even though Jefferson seemed like a brilliant man, he didn't always practice his ideals at certain points in his life. (1:02:00) How social media is degenerating America’s society, and how they should change their focus to being great at something, like how Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence at 33 (1:13:15) Aiden: How Jefferson and what he did will live on forever. Resources: The History Doesn't suck Podcast https://open.spotify.com/episode/4AY8AJjrwpbJMdyCubBQw5?si=GGQs9DSYSAmOeNr2kZaIlg Megyn Kelly Show- Clay Jenkinson https://open.spotify.com/episode/1JF3oPdXGCjagpwwn41seZ?si=BkgUs4fOQV-M9giTU-Rp1g