The Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind: Thomas Jefferson's Idea of a University

Thomas Jefferson had an inspiring and clear-sighted vision for what a university could and should be, as well as the political and practical skills that were so essential to its implementation. He was intimately involved with every aspect of creating the University of Virginia. Along with the Declaration of Independence and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, he regarded the founding of The University as one of his three greatest achievements in his life. Join Andrew O'Shaughnessy, the Saunders Director of the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello, and a professor of history at the University of Virginia, to discuss his most recent book, The Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind: Thomas Jefferson's Idea of a University.

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