What is Thomas Jefferson's belifes?

Answer 1

Jefferson was an advocate of limited government. "The best government is one that governs least" is attributed to him. He, along with several others in the early years of the United States, was concerned about setting up a centralized government that would have far-reaching powers. He was very hesitant about supporting the Constitution, and was instrumental in having the Bill of Rights be part of it

Answer 2

Jefferson was a life-centered philosopher. Even as the third President of the United States, Jefferson pushed for more interior expansion and set the stage for America to become a world power. He was voracious in his search for information about life and natural life. In the Declaration of Independence his life-centered philosophy shown through in the statement â??We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.â??