John F. Kennedy once described a White House reception for Nobel laureates as "the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever gathered together at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone." Thomas Jefferson was a man noted not only for his great intelligence, but also as a man who believed in the rights of the people to govern themselves. As one of our nation's Founding Fathers, and as its third president, Jefferson regularly displayed both qualities.
Thomas Jefferson once wrote that "I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." …
