Quote of the day by Thomas Jefferson: ‘The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more…’
Published on: April 5, 2026, 10:07 a.m. | Source: The Economic Times
Thomas Jefferson, third US President and principal author of the Declaration of Independence, shaped early American ideals of liberty and self-governance. His presidency saw the significant Louisiana Purchase, doubling the nation's size. A polymath, Jefferson championed education but his legacy is complicated by his ownership of enslaved people, a contradiction still debated today.
