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He also expressed opposition to the idea of a privileged aristocracy made up of large landowning families partial to the King, and instead promoted "the aristocracy of virtue and talent, which nature has wisely provided for the direction of the interests of society, & scattered with equal hand through all its conditions, was deemed essential to a well-ordered republic".[284]
Jefferson gave his insight into people, politics, and events.[284] The work is primarily concerned with the Declaration and reforming the government of Virginia. He used notes, letters, and documents to tell many of the stories within the autobiography. He suggested that this history was so rich that his personal affairs were better overlooked, but he incorporated a self-analysis using the Declaration and other patriotism.[286]

Greek War of Independence
Thomas Jefferson was a philhellene who sympathized with the Greek War of Independence.[287][288] He has been described as the most influential of the Founding Fathers who supported the Greek cause,[288][289] viewing it as similar to the American Revolution.[290] By 1823, Jefferson was exchanging ideas with Greek scholar Adamantios Korais.