Thomas Jefferson was not generally inflexible during the two termshe served as President of the United States. As just one example offlexibility, he surprised and in fact plea
…sed many 'Federalists'throughout the country by choosing to leave untouched the nationalbank that had been established prior to his own presidency -- andran counter to his 'republican' principles. As another example, hechose to expand America's size (and, thus, power) through anexecutive purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France --despite his misgivings about whether he, as American president,actually had the right to do so. ( Full Answer )