He said this (I believe) in the context of the French Revolution. Possibly also as a dig to Alexander Hamilton. Jefferson was most likely advocating for a round

He said this (I believe) in the context of the French Revolution. Possibly also as a dig to Alexander Hamilton. Jefferson was most likely advocating for a rounded education that did not rely solely on topical information. He was an ardent supporter of free press and even considered it more important that functioning government. https://oll.libertyfund.org/quote/jefferson-s-preference-for-newspapers-without-government-over-government-without-newspapers-1787 https://oll.libertyfund.org/quote/jefferson-s-preference-for...