Really? I think it’s rather prescient on the part of Mr. Jefferson. It describes socialism to a T.
Does it also describe the West and most of the world today?
How many places are there in the world that have either unfettered freedom or total servitude?
Even “communist” China doesn’t fit that model.
Most people eventually settle for some restrictions in their freedom in return for peaceful coexistence. It’s a balance that shifts back and forth around the midxle over time.
And if you believe for a microsecond that WE are the land of the FREE you’re fooling yourself. We have thousands of laws in our books and each one is a “do” or “don’t” that in some way restricts our freedoms, and, up to a certain point, that’s GOOD.
The last thing I would want is the utter chaos and terror that would result with unfettered freedom. I doubt you would want that either. Right?