#1379 Constituents Represented

Nobody is entitled to a career in the Senate or a career in the House or a career in the governor’s mansion, and the people who aspire to that are corrupt.
— Clay S. Jenkinson portraying Thomas Jefferson

President Jefferson answers listener questions such as how representatives should react and vote when their own views differ from the constituents they represent. Another question looks at Jefferson’s relationship with John Adams.

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Radicalized

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I know that Fidel Castro was no saint, but the revolution he undertook—against almost impossible odds—was both right and righteous.


What Would Jefferson Do?

 
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I lusted for it, I must say.
— Clay S. Jenkinson portraying Thomas Jefferson

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