Friday, April 18, 2014

The Thomas Jefferson Profile


In the spirit of Thomas Jefferson and other great people, we need to better identify what desirable qualities we seek in political leaders and candidates, before we vote any more of them into office.

Thomas Jefferson exemplifies the philosophy and ideals of freedom in the democratic republic.  Many of his thoughts are preserved for our consideration in his extensive writings and correspondence.  And the life of example in his acts is a matter of public record.  He and many others who served with such distinction in political leadership have set a course for us to follow.  Most ideally, we could use the examples of those who have gone before to create a profile of the character and attributes that we feel constitute a great political leader.

I believe such a measure is sorely needed.  In our day the people of this country no longer invest faith in our political leaders.  I am suggesting that perhaps we need to better identify what we seek in a politician, before we vote any more of them into office. Now is the moment to build such a criterion, before we again face the decision of who to vote for.

We need a better idea of what qualities we seek before we can make an informed and educated choice.

One of the first qualities Thomas Jefferson expressed concern about in this regard was that he felt the future of democratic society and good government depends on an informed and educated electorate.  I believe in this ideal, and would like to put the idea into action by promoting this Thomas Jefferson Profile.

Please contribute to building the profile with comments at the Thomas Jefferson Profile Facebook page, or on this blog.


Positive suggestions are solicited.

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