Hello this is Clay Jenkins and the creator of the Thomas Jefferson Hour.

This is my essay on the inauguration of President Donald Trump.

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I read Donald Trump's inaugural address with Care.

Here's what he could have learned

had he read Thomas Jefferson's first inaugural address.

First, humility.

Thomas Jefferson was one of the most talented men in American history.

He was after Abraham Lincoln, our greatest writer among presidents. He was a

a polymath who knew seven languages, read incessantly, invented

labor-saving devices and what he called gimcrX, conducted serious scientific experiments, helped to create American

paleontology and archaeology, and made the Library of Congress a universal repository

of human knowledge. He was America's Da Vinci, and he wrote the Declaration of Independence.

Donald Trump is a successful businessman.

All of his life, he has been surrounded by allegations of sharp business

practices, fraud, self-promotion. He has bankrupted his businesses repeatedly and

left investors, partners, and Trump University students holding the bag.

There is not a single word in Trump's inaugural address about how humbling it is to be selected

as the principal representative of the American people.

Three times in his inaugural address, Thomas Jefferson informed the American people that he was

not sure he was equal to the grave responsibilities of the presidency.

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