{"product_id":"2940013221499","title":"THOMAS JEFFERSON","description":"No golden eagle, warm from the stamping press of the mint, is more\u003cbr\u003esharply impressed with its image and superscription than was the\u003cbr\u003eformative period of our government by the genius and personality of\u003cbr\u003eThomas Jefferson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStanding on the threshold of the nineteenth century, no one who\u003cbr\u003eattempted to peer down the shadowy vista, saw more clearly than he the\u003cbr\u003epossibilities, the perils, the pitfalls and the achievements that were\u003cbr\u003ewithin the grasp of the Nation. None was inspired by purer patriotism.\u003cbr\u003eNone was more sagacious, wise and prudent, and none understood his\u003cbr\u003ecountrymen better.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy birth an aristocrat, by nature he was a democrat. The most learned\u003cbr\u003eman that ever sat in the president's chair, his tastes were the simple\u003cbr\u003eones of a farmer. Surrounded by the pomp and ceremony of Washington and\u003cbr\u003eAdams' courts, his dress was homely. He despised titles, and preferred\u003cbr\u003esevere plainness of speech and the sober garb of the Quakers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"What is the date of your birth, Mr. President?\" asked an admirer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Of what possible concern is that to you?\" queried the President in\u003cbr\u003eturn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"We wish to give it fitting celebration.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"For that reason, I decline to enlighten you; nothing could be more\u003cbr\u003edistasteful to me than what you propose, and, when you address me, I\u003cbr\u003eshall be obliged if you will omit the 'Mr.'\"","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47183641936112,"sku":"2940013221499","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013221499_p0.jpg?v=1763578553","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013221499","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}