This letter from Thomas Jefferson to Marquis de Lafayette shows us the direction that Jefferson believed his country was headed and reveals his perception of the newly formed United States of America. Jefferson wrote to Lafayette in a time when early America was in a very uneasy position. After gaining independence from Great Britain, the United States needed to maintain the power it had gained. Jefferson announces his fears of those who oppose the fledgeling country in the first page of his letter, but reassures Lafayette (and himself) that these men are \u201cpreachers without followers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Viktoriya<\/a> responded to this letter, calling it an ordinary letter between Jefferson and Lafayette and to some extent I agree that without any context this letter would seem very innocuous. However, given Jefferson’s ambitions for the United States and the country’s short lifetime, the language that Jefferson uses are indicative of a much more concerned man. Jefferson’s concerns over the political issues that were starting to sprout inside of the government were growing, unaware of the factions that would persist years after.<\/p>\n

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