"Cecil Chapman" wrote in message
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Jefferson would have been a staunch libertarian

Read his opinions regarding the potential electorate of the people/comman
man,,,, VERY interesting.

I would guess that he was probably right about the people of his time
(education level - rather lack thereof among the 'common folk').

People may be more literate today, but frankly I don't see how they are
significantly better educated. Most people view school as a chore to get
through (and thus retain very little of whatever they "learn"), and our
educational system doesn't really teach very much in the way of useful
critical thinking skills anyway.

Other than being able to read and write, and perhaps knowing a few more
facts about historical dates, how to conjugate a verb, and how to calculate
a tip, I don't really see how the current "common folk" are much different
from those that were around 200+ years ago.

Pete