of a young republic and third president of the united states a man of many talents jefferson was also an architect philosopher man of letters astronomer physicist inventor and farmer just to mention some of his interests whether i retired to bed early or late i rise with the sun. a carefully planned daily routine helps jefferson to organize the varied life he led atlanta cello. it was here that he finally withdrew into private life weary of the trivialities of politics. here at the place that brought him his deepest satisfactions he was at last able to lead the intellectual life in tune with nature that politics at always denied him. and he and the former president took advantage of a fundamental human rights he had accorded to all of humanity in his declaration of