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This reads as a reminder that contentment comes less from luck than from inner steadiness and the freedom to act well. It points to a life built on conscience, health, and useful work, where happiness is tied to how one lives rather than what one is given. It lands in moments when someone is tempted to blame circumstances for their unrest.
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About Thomas Jefferson
American statesman, writer, and philosopher
Thomas Jefferson was an American statesman, writer, and philosopher, and the third president of the United States, serving from 1801 to 1809. He was one of the Founding Fathers and is closely associated with the political ideals that came to be called Jeffersonian democracy. He was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and his political thought shaped early American politics alongside federalism. Jefferson remains a defining figure in American political history, admired for his ideas and also remembered as a lifelong slave owner, a fact that makes his legacy deeply contested.
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Books by Thomas Jefferson
Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth
2007
Notes on the state of Virginia
1996