... a nation, but instead thought it as an institution put in place by the people and for the people. Jefferson felt that both individuals and governments are subject to moral law, suggesting that morality refers to conduct that is proper in society, and rightful government necessarily reflects this proper relationship in its policies and in its dealings with its own citizens and with ... . Jefferson believed that the more essential part of our moral sense was innate and intuitive, that our reason at best only assisted that innate sense of morality. As a conclusion of Jefferson's ideas and p...

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