People who don't dig the Jefferson need the beats.

An open letter to wifey and all other anti-Jeffersonians:
Some anti-Jefferson rumblings have made it to my ears. Here are some ideas to ponder when seeking to dismiss our greatest countryman.
The Declaration of Independance.
I've always thought that this document was quite the enigma. Rich white dudes bitching about being put upon. It does, however, contain some statements about the founding principles that should not be forgotten such as:
-"...whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government..."
i.e. it leaves the door open for change, even in the government they were looking to set up.
-"...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."
You may ask 'but what about slavery'. In Jefferson's version he censured King George for this barbaric practice.
Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom.
-"...no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship...nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief..."
Christianity has this weird 'they persecute us for are beliefs' or 'we'll have to suffer for our religion' thing from Evangelical's understanding of the book of Revelation. Although I nor any man can know the future, I can tell you about the present. This country has a wide array of religous views, all made possible by T.J.'s writings on freedom of religion, that are tolerated and allowed to flourish.
Letter to the Danbury Baptist Association.
Necessary for freedom religion to be a reality and not just some nice words on paper he also understood that "...legislature should make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, thus building a wall of separation between church and state." Without this idea we'd all be worshiping fundamental evangelicism at mega churches in the suburbs.
More importantly he was a well rounded man who believed that the country would best be served by well educated farmer/statesmen. This is what draws me to the man. The idea of what we now call sustainable agriculture where expounded by Jefferson and practiced at his Monticello estate. He believed that we should seek to draw from the land as a society in tune with our agriculture. It is my opinion that he would be aghast by the state of what farming has become, with ADM and ConAgra raping the midwest to produce monocultures.
"Good husbandry with us consists in abandoning Indian corn and tobacco, tending small grain, some red clover following, and endeavoring to have, while the lands are at rest, a spontaneous cover of white clover. I do not present this as a culture judicious in itself, but as good in comparison with what most people there pursue."
In conclusion
-Jefferson good
-Wifey needs the beats.