"Surprisingly, Jefferson spent most of his early career as a loner," James Thompson, author of "Thomas Jefferson's Enlightenment," told IBD. "He harbored opinions that separated him from the hierarchy of his state and the independence movement. He wanted a separation of church and state, and to have wealth and power disseminated widely. To avoid conflicts, he kept mostly to himself at Monticello and wrote his notable public papers with virtually no input from others, like the Wizard of Oz — out of sight, trying to pull the levers of power."
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