"Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel." — Samuel Johnson We speak with President Thomas Jefferson about patriotism and Jefferson's concept of what it is to be truly free. Find this episode, along with recommended reading, <a href= "http://jeffersonhour.com/blog/1256">on the blog</a>. Support the show by joining the <a href= "https://jeffersonhour.bandcamp.com/1776-club">1776 Club</a>. Thomas Jefferson is interpreted by <a href= "http://www.clayjenkinson.com/">Clay S. Jenkinson</a>.

"Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel." — Samuel Johnson We speak with President Thomas Jefferson about patriotism and Jefferson's concept of what it is to be truly free. Find this episode, along with recommended reading, on the blog. Support the show by joining the 1776 Club. Thomas Jefferson is interpreted by Clay S. Jenkinson.

"Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel." — Samuel Johnson We speak with President Thomas Jefferson about patriotism and Jefferson's concept of what it is to be truly free. Find this episode, along with recommended reading, <a href="http://jeffersonhour.com/blog/1256" rel="noopener noreferrer">on the blog</a>. Support the show by joining the <a href="https://jeffersonhour.bandcamp.com/1776-club" rel="noopener noreferrer">1776 Club</a>. Thomas Jefferson is interpreted by <a href="http://www.clayjenkinson.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Clay S. Jenkinson</a>.

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Listening to America aims to "light out for the territories," traveling less visited byways and taking time to see this immense, extraordinary country with fresh eyes while listening to the many voices of America's past, present, and future. 

Led by noted historian and humanities scholar Clay Jenkinson, Listening to America travels the country's less visited byways, from national parks and forests to historic sites to countless under-recognized rural and urban places. Through this exploration, Clay and team find and tell the overlooked historical and contemporary stories that shape America's people and places. Visit our website at ltamerica.org.

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Listening to America aims to "light out for the territories," traveling less visited byways and taking time to see this immense, extraordinary country with fresh eyes while listening to the many voices of America's past, present, and future. Led by noted historian and humanities scholar Clay Jenkinson, Listening to America travels the country's less visited byways, from national parks and forests to historic sites to countless under-recognized rural and urban places. Through this exploration, Clay and team find and tell the overlooked historical and contemporary stories that shape America's people and places. Visit our website at ltamerica.org.

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