美国文学thomas-jefferson

ThomasJefferson(1743-1826)LifeBorninVirginiaHumanitarianAproductoftheEnlightenmentLifeManofmanytalents:scientist,inventor,musician,linguist,architect,diplomatandwriter.Enlightener,planter,aristocrat,lawyer,asymbolofAmericandemocracy.PoliticalCareerHeservedhiscountryasMinistertoFrance(1784-1789)SecretaryofState(1789-1793)VicePresident(1791-1801)ThirdPresident(1801-1809).ThoughtsJeffersonianDemocracyfaithintherightsofindividualandcommonman--againstslaveryAgovernmentwhichcanassurepeopleoftheirownrights--advocatereligiousfreedomemphasisontheimportanceofeducation.ThoughtsThesocietyhethoughtofasidealwasonewherelandowningfarmerscouldliveunderaslittlegovernmentaspossible.ContributionDraftedDeclarationofIndependenceCodifiedandliberalizedthelawDevotedtothecauseofestablishmentofreligiousfreedomFoundedthenationallibraryFatherofthedemocraticspiritinhiscountryDeclarationofIndependence-InJuneof1776,theContinentalCongressagreedthataDeclarationofIndependenceneededtobewritten.-ItwasmainlywrittenbyThomasJefferson,BenjaminFranklin,andJohnAdamsTheDeclarationofIndependence.TheDeclarationofIndependence.-OnJuly4,1776,thedelegatesacceptedtheDeclarationofIndependence,writtenbyThomasJefferson.1–Allpeoplehaveequalrights.“Weholdthesetruthstobeself-evident,thatallmenarecreatedequal,thattheyareendowedbytheirCreatorwithcertainunalienablerights,thatamongthesearelife,liberty,andthepursuitofhappiness.”2–GreatBritainhadtreatedthecolonistswrongfully.3–ThecolonieswerenowanindependentcountryknownastheUnitedStatesofAmerica.DeclarationofIndependence–3MainParts我们认为下面这些真理是不言而喻的：造物者创造了平等的个人，并赋予他们若干不可剥夺的权利，其中包括生命权、自由权和追求幸福的权利。Significanceannouncedthebirthofanewnationsetforthaphilosophyofhumanfreedominstilledamongthecommonpeopleasenseoftheirownimportanceinspiredstruggleforpersonalfreedom,selfgovernmentandadignifiedplaceinsociety.