What faith did Thomas Jefferson place in future Americans to accomplish what the revolutionary generation could not? Colleen Shogan talks with Andrew Davenport about Jefferson’s Virginia, the contradictions in the Declaration of Independence, and the Sage of Monticello’s abiding belief in the generations to come. Featuring Andrew Davenport, Ph.D., Vice President for Research and Saunders Director of the International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello. Read Dr. Davenport’s essay on Thomas Jefferson at Inpursuit.org.NFO:Tell us who inspires you: https://www.inpursuit.org/joinPlease leave a rating and review on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. It helps other listeners find the showWatch all episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InPursuitUSA Hosted by Colleen Shogan, Ph.D. Written and Produced by Jim Ambuske, Ph.D. Audio mixing by Curt Dahl of CD Squared. Music from Music Bed. In Pursuit is a podcast by More PerfectSOCIAL:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/In-Pursuit-USA-61580409336588/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inpursuitusa/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@inpursuitusa BlueSkye: https://bsky.app/profile/inpursuitusa.bsky.social X: https://bsky.app/profile/inpursuitusa.bsky.social