Excerpt from The Political Opinions of Thomas Jefferson: An Essay SO vast is the deluge of printer's ink now flooding the world that the question may well be asked: Why print another book about J eff erson? Are not his own works in print? And have not numerous biographers written accounts Of his life and opinions? True enough. Yet where are we to find a book in which the quin tessence Of Jefferson's political Views is given in clear and readable style, yet suffi ciently brief to find readers among the busy, rushing people Of to-day? Dr. Wayland's Essay is just such a book, and I should be glad, indeed, if any com mendation Of mine could increase the circulation Of the work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.