The main subject of the passage is Jefferson's opinion on the success and longevity of the American republic, favoring rural areas and yeoman farmers over urban areas and economic inequalities.
The main subject of the passage is Jefferson's opinion on the success and longevity of the American republic.
Jefferson believed that self-sufficient, property-owning republican citizens or yeoman farmers were crucial for the republic to thrive.
He saw rural areas as offering more opportunities for property ownership and virtue, while urban life widened the gap between the wealthy few and the underclass of landless poor workers. Jefferson's opinion can be described as favoring rural areas and yeoman farmers over urban areas and economic inequalities.