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All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Thomas jefferson by christopher hitchens 9780060837068. Author of america by christopher hitchens online at alibris. May 26, 2006 christopher hitchens talks to phil maynard about his new biography of thomas paine. Christopher hitchens was an inspiration to writers of all beliefs. Hitchens surely invites us to conclude that if paine were alive today, hed agree that america fighting for libertyagainst an obscurantist and fanatical foe that hates liberty and means us harmis the america that behaves responsibly to its children and to the children of the world. Thomas jefferson thomas jefferson 17431826 was the principal author of the declaration of independence 1776 of the united states and the nations first secretary of state 178994, second vice president 17971801, and, third president 180109.
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