... gained power although another monarch followed and the system as such was not changed. The system was still dependent on the monarch and based on the same hierarchy of the monarchy as before. This sharing of power, the idea of representatives and liberty is nevertheless the original background for the American political thinking in the 1760s. Enriched through the development of the Enlightenment and the formulation and introduction of scientific rationalism and natural ... law and combined with their pure religiousness and ideal religious ideas of the virtue of men ... ...

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... of equality amongst men, and appeal of personal freedom in how the individual chose to live their life. However he enforced a work ethic over cultural exploration; he describes a novel as a great obstacle' in the education of youth, and discouraged sending children and young adults for cultural enlightenment in Europe. So rather than freedom of expression through artistic means, as American culture today encourages ... , Jefferson referred perhaps more to varied religious practice and the pursuit of happiness through one's chosen livelihood. Freedom, to Thomas Jefferson, however ... ...

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