Thomas Jefferson, Humanism, and Classical Education
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Tracy Lee Simmons, Lynchburg College, gives a talk entitled "Thomas Jefferson, Humanism, and Classical Education" (Feb. 27, 2013). The author of "Climbing Parnassus: A New Apologia for Greek and Latin," he is currently writing a book about Thomas Jefferson.
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