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Thomas Jefferson
Wrote the Declaration of Independence and doubled US territory with the Louisiana Purchase. He enslaved hundreds of people while writing that all men are created equal.
Thomas Jefferson sits in the right-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and strongly libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly libertarian on liberty and authority, strongly secular on religion and leaning free market on economy. The profile is close to the middle on environment.
Where Thomas Jefferson sits on ten dimensions
Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.
💰EconomyLeaning free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentCentered on environment
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionStrongly secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist
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Political views closest to Thomas Jefferson
Civic republicanismValues citizen participation, civic virtue and freedom from domination, and often…96%Liberal nationalismHolds that nations have a right to self-government and a shared identity, provided they…94%Classical liberalismIndividual rights, limited government, free markets and the rule of law.93%ConstitutionalismHolds that power should be limited by a written constitution, independent courts and…92%
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