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Thomas Jefferson's Freethought Legacy: A Saying Per Day by the Sage of Monticello

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This little volume is a fantastic complilation of Thomas Jefferson's greatest quotes. Here is Jefferson at his best. His thoughts of freedom, religion, fanaticism, liberty and republican government are all there. The overall theme is Jefferson's resistance to the tyranny of organized religious tyranny which he fought his entire life. A great read, and an excellent book to keep by the bed to read a little bit of wisdom from the Sage of Monticello on a daily basis.

Besides authoring the Declaration of Independence, serving as our third president, and founding a university, Thomas Jefferson said a lot of intelligent things, and 365 of the most eloquent and quotable are collected here. My only beef with this book is the organization of the quotes, which is for some reason "a saying per day" (e.g. May 6), when there is no hint that he made the statement on that day, or that there is any connection at all between the day and the quote. If it were a calendar pad with tear-off sheets, that would make more sense. In any event, the index enables you to find quotes by subject, and you may find yourself reading through the entire list, marking your favorites for later.

Nice little book displaying Jefferson's not-so kind views on contemporary Christianity and other religious mythologies. You aren't going to learn a bunch of stuff about Jefferson from this book, but its a nice source for sayings and quotations.