{"product_id":"the-forward-jefferson-curious-mind-t-shirt","title":"The Forward — Thomas Jefferson Future T-Shirt","description":"\u003cp\u003eJefferson wrote this to John Adams in 1816, at seventy-three, in a letter that ranged across death, science, and the difference between looking backward and building forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThomas Jefferson to John Adams, August 1, 1816\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJefferson was 73, long retired from public life, writing to his old rival-turned-friend John Adams — two founders on opposite sides of politics for decades, now elderly, swapping letters about what still matters. Jefferson’s answer was the future. Not nostalgia, not “remember when”: he says plainly that he prefers the dreams of what might be to the history of what already happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Design\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I like the dreams of the” arrives as the setup, modest and specific. FUTURE dominates the center — the word Jefferson was leaning toward his whole life. Then “better than the history of the past” falls below: the thing being compared, given less space because Jefferson gave it less weight. Two rules frame it — the setup above, the verdict below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore Jefferson: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/quoteiac.com\/products\/cant-live-without-books-jefferson-curious-mind-t-shirt\"\u003eCan’t Live Without Books Tee\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/quoteiac.com\/products\/tyranny-jefferson-letter-to-benjamin-rush-journal\"\u003eTyranny Journal\u003c\/a\u003e. Browse the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/quoteiac.com\/collections\/thomas-jefferson\"\u003efull Jefferson collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout This Tee\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e100% combed and ring-spun cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFabric weight: 4.2 oz\/yd² (142 g\/m²)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRetail fit, true to size\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSide-seamed construction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMachine washable, cold water\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuoteiac logo on the left sleeve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho It’s For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone who’s had people weaponize “tradition” against progress\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe one who feels more energized by what they’re building than what they’ve already done\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe builder or reformer allergic to “because we’ve always done it that way”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWear your forward.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThomas Jefferson, in Plain English\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThird U.S. president and Declaration author — a complicated figure of both brilliance and blind spots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis line comes from his late-life correspondence with John Adams, after years as political enemies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt’s personal and political at once: choose the future you want, not the past you inherited\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSize Chart (Bella + Canvas)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWidth (in)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eLength (in)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXS\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eS\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eM\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2XL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"quoteiac","offers":[{"title":"XS","offer_id":42590569496670,"sku":"2720389_21593","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"S","offer_id":42590569529438,"sku":"2720389_21594","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M","offer_id":42590569562206,"sku":"2720389_21595","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":42590569594974,"sku":"2720389_21596","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":42590569627742,"sku":"2720389_21597","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2XL","offer_id":42590569660510,"sku":"2720389_21598","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/8664\/4318\/files\/The_Forward_Jefferson_Curious_Mind_TShirt_front.png?v=1782880254","url":"https:\/\/quoteiac.com\/products\/the-forward-jefferson-curious-mind-t-shirt","provider":"Quoteiac","version":"1.0","type":"link"}