Thomas Jefferson was not without his own slippery paradoxes. The hypocrisy of America is to promise that all men are born free and equal and yet continue to own slaves. What does the phrase “all men are created equal” really mean for the 18th century? What does it mean for the 21st? Delve into this topic with me.

Religion remains the hottest of issues. What is the government’s role in religion? What is religion’s role in government? In an age where natural rights often conflict with municipal law, who wins? Let’s discuss what religion means to the individual and to government.

Thomas Jefferson was an ardent student of architecture, though he was not formally trained. He thought architecture was a three-dimensional representation of a people and wanted to use it to increase our standing upon the world’s stage. Lets discuss the foundations of this country.

The realm of philosophy has the ability to alter the world for the better. Law cannot improve unless mankind adopts higher philosophies than those that created current law. Let us take the lofty sophisms down from their pedestals and subject them to civil debate.

Mr. Jefferson became a lawyer in 1765 and practiced for less than a decade, though the law never left him. Thomas was constantly comparing the ideals of Natural law with the reality of man’s law. What are a people to do when what is Natural becomes illegal?

With 40 years in public service, there is little that Thomas Jefferson did not touch upon. Domestic policy that helped win a war, to foreign policy involving the Barbary Pirates, to his experience in stopping an opponent from stealing the Presidential election, he had a hand in everything. Let’s talk politics. You might be surprised to hear how relevant it is.

Away from politics and law, Mr. Jefferson loved tilled earth and the fruit that work provides. He learned farming from his father and the soil became a lifelong passion. An ever curious mind, Mr. Jefferson was constantly sending and receiving seeds and clippings from around the world to increase the greatest culture known to man: Agriculture.

These overly broad themes only serve to begin our conversation together. With your first consultation, we will uncover the specific topics and moments in Jefferson’s life that fit best with your event’s objectives. Contact Mr. Jefferson now to begin your first consultation.