Jefferson sold some 10.000 volumes of his library to the Library of Congress to relieve his financial burdens. He also continued to advocate a comprehensive statewide plan of education. such as he had proposed in 1779. He regarded education as a guarantor of freedom and sought to advance the youths with great promise at no cost to hopefully serve the State as future public leaders. He was in favor of a literacy test for citizenship. While the State legislature rejected Jefferions education plan. they approved his plan for the State university. He was the master planner of the University of Virginia. from the grounds and buildings to the curriculum. faculty and rules of governance.
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