The Wards of Jefferson, Madison, Washington, Self Government, and, Think Tanks
This post, part of Seeing Golden Glimmerings Of Forever , includes AI-assisted research, but all insights and conclusions are my own. © Seeing Golden Glimmerings Of Forever, [2025]. All rights reserved I remember Thomas Jefferson speaking somewhere about Wards. What I read was the concept of taking the architecture of the foundations of America, and placing it where the Peoples feet were. Whereby all power and authority resided with them, and them alone, just as his quote stated with "All power is inherent in the People". Do you have supporting information pertaining specifically to the use of the word ward by him, to describe such circumstances? ChatGPT said: Yes, you're on the right track with your recollection of Thomas Jefferson’s ideas about decentralizing power and ensuring it rests with the people. The word "ward" in this context has historical significance in how Jefferson and other early thinkers envisioned a truly participatory government. In Jeffers...