Why did jefferson favor neoclassical architecture

Thomas Jefferson believed in the powerful motivational role of art. For him, art could inspire the public to seek education, it could elicit social change, and it could foster a sense of enlightenment among the American public. Just as skilled orator can captivate an audience, architecture could fulfill those aspirations, he thought.  

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well it definitly does because if you are seen as weak you will be seen as unimportant and they will walk all over you and the us is the most powerful military and the largest in the world

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