was run just a little different, profits would increase and workers would be happier. In this situation, it is obvious that by sharing your thoughts with boss, you will be adding to his or her understanding and to the value of the company.Historical Example of Dealing with Cognitive DissonanceThomas Jefferson (writer of the Declaration of Independence) was a good example of a man who didnt let his actions control his beliefs even if they were incongruous with some during his day. He was confronted and persecuted by clergymen because of what he believed. However, the things Jefferson valued most in life were independence, religious freedom, and education. He was a man who stood out for his beliefs and lived what he believed to be true. In the following paragraphs, I will recount some examples of how he advocated his beliefs.Jefferson recognized the injustice that the connection of Church and State causes; therefore, he was one of the most out-spoken advocates of the separation of Church and State. Jefferson considered the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, which he wrote in 1779 and the state later passed in 1786, to be one of his greatest accomplishments. This bill established religious freedom in Virginia and served as a model for the country. In the bill Jefferson writes the following words:Almighty God hath created the mind free, and manifested his supreme will that free it shall remain by making it altogether insusceptible of restraint; that all attempts to influence it by...civil incapacitations, tend only to beget habits of hypocrisy..., and are a departure from the plan of the holy author of our religion, who being lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either... (Padover, 232).Jefferson was not satisfied to have the separation of Church and State sustained and defended only in Virginia; therefore, he wrote a letter concerning the Constitution to James Madison in 1787. In the l...
