a new year

“I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” —Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, Founding Father,  the 2nd vice president of the US (1797 - 1801), and.the  3rd president (1801 - 1809).

The principal author of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson was a proponent of democracy, republicanism, and individual rights, motivating American colonists to break from the Kingdom of Great Britain and form a new nation.