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| [[Thomas Jefferson]], in these letters to Americans and the citizens of the | | [[Thomas Jefferson]], in these letters to Americans and the citizens of the |
| world, is as always a [[radical]] and [[visionary]] idealist. He is also outraged at | | world, is as always a [[radical]] and [[visionary]] idealist. He is also outraged at |
| contemporary America. Yet, his assertions are in the end even more shocking for their [[spiritual]] optimism. On matters of the [[human]] [[soul]] and [[spirit]], his thinking has evolved well beyond where he is remembered historically. He is also writing to us cognizant of our future as follows: | | contemporary America. Yet, his assertions are in the end even more shocking for their [[spiritual]] optimism. On matters of the [[human]] [[soul]] and [[spirit]], his thinking has evolved well beyond where he is remembered historically. He is also writing to us cognizant of our future as follows: |
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| <center>[[America]] means love.</center> | | <center>[[America]] means love.</center> |
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| <center>It is time, at last, for Americans to know that meaning,</center> | | <center>It is time, at last, for Americans to know that meaning,</center> |
| <center>and not a moment too soon.</center> | | <center>and not a moment too soon.</center> |
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| Mr. Jefferson has returned for the year 2008, a critical time of decision to | | Mr. Jefferson has returned for the year 2008, a critical time of decision to |