# Thomas Jefferson on Public Education, Part 2

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/excursions/thomas-jefferson-on-public-education-part-2>

**By** George H. Smith

**Published:** January 28, 2015

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Smith explores Thomas Jefferson’s belief in the value of history, and his plan for public universities.

[Originally published in essay form on May 1, 2012.](https://www.libertarianism.org/essays/thomas-jefferson-public-education-part-2)

_Narrated by James Foster._