Theodor Mommsen vs. Thomas Jefferson
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Theodor Mommsen
1817 – 1903
Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen was a German classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician and archaeologist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest classicists of the 19th century. He received the 1902 Nobel Prize in Literature for his historical writings, including The History of Rome, after having been nominated by 18 members of the Prussian Academy of Sciences.
"...public opinion justly recognized in both, above all things, the bankruptcy of the government,which, in its progressive development placed in jeopardy first t…"
Thomas Jefferson
Unknown dates
Thomas Jefferson (1743) was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence and the 3rd President of the United States.
"I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my family and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it lik…"
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