Back in the earliest days of the United States, Jefferson didn’t anticipate the scope, meaning, and consequences of the Industrial Revolution that was just starting to gather steam in Europe about the time he was entering politics in the Virginia House of Burgesses. He distrusted letting companies have too much power, but he was focusing on the concept of “natural rights,” an idea that was at the core of the writings and the speeches of most of the Revolutionary-era generation, from Thomas Paine to Patrick Henry to Benjamin Franklin.
Bumalik sa pinakamaagang araw ng Estados Unidos, Jefferson ay hindi inaasahan ang nasasakupan, kahulugan, at kahihinatnan ng Industrial Revolution na lang na nagsisimula na kumuha ng steam sa Europa tungkol sa panahon siya ay pagpasok ng pulitika sa Virginia House ng Burgesses. Distrusted niya pagpapaalam sa mga kumpanya ay may masyadong maraming kapangyarihan, ngunit siya ay tumututok sa ang konsepto ng "natural na karapatan," isang ideya na noon ay sa core ng kasulatan at ang speeches ng karamihan ng mga Rebolusyonaryo-panahon na henerasyon, mula sa Thomas Paine sa Patrick Henry sa Benjamin Franklin.