“mine, after all, may be a Utopian dream,
but being innocent I have thought,
I might indulge in it,
till I go to the land of dreams
and sleep there with the dreamers
of all past and future times”
– Thomas Jefferson, “Light and Liberty”
Light and Liberty is the book of inspiration that Thomas Jefferson never wrote, although every word here is his. Editor Eric S. Petersen, after extensive study of Jefferson’s reports, state papers, speeches, and twenty thousand letters, has elegantly woven together thirty-four concise essays of profound wisdom on how to lead a meaningful life, as individuals and in our life as a nation.
The book is indeed very interesting and extremely enlightening and I am convinced that it will have a lasting effect. Today, at this critical juncture in history, when a global world is being shaped and when people are learning how to live in concert and strengthen relations with one another, Thomas Jefferson’s lessons can greatly benefit us all.
In Light and Liberty, Eric Petersen has gathered together a volume of Thomas Jefferson’s writings which are at once deeply spiritual and practical. This inspirational book has the potential to capture the imagination and energize the present-day world to dream great dreams and to do good deeds.