 | Lance Banning - 1995 - 264 pagini
...coercions on either, as was in his Almighty power to do, but to extend it by its influence on reason alone; that the impious presumption of legislators and rulers,...thinking as the only true and infallible, and as such endeavoring to impose them on others, hath established and maintained false religions over the greatest... | |
 | Gordon S. Wood, Louise G. Wood - 1995 - 316 pagini
...hypocrisy and meanness." Jefferson denounced the "impious presumption" of legislators and rulers, who had "assumed dominion over the faith of others, setting...modes of thinking as the only true and infallible" ones. He protested against the established church, which forced a man to "furnish contributions of... | |
 | Edwin S. Gaustad - 1996 - 268 pagini
...politicians to meddle with religion, where they have no business meddling, was "impious presumption." Whereas "fallible and uninspired men have assumed dominion...modes of thinking as the only true and infallible," must it not then be time for an appropriate legislative remedy? Whenever rulers or even legislators... | |
 | Michael Moriarity - 1997 - 300 pagini
...religion, who, being Lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was in His Almighty power to do; that the impious...thinking as the only true and infallible, and as such endeavoring to impose them on others, hath established and maintained false religions over the greatest... | |
 | Gary L. McDowell, L. Sharon Noble, Sharon L. Noble - 1997 - 350 pagini
...citizens, he proposed disestablishing the Episcopalian Church. As drafted, Jefferson's bill attacked "the impious presumption of legislators and rulers,...uninspired men, have assumed dominion over the faith of others."61 In this fashion, Jefferson disposed of the clergy's pretensions to tutelage. He then struck... | |
 | jeffrey s gurock - 1998 - 516 pagini
...who, being 1 ] 2 Lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was in his Almighty power to do; that the impious...thinking as the only true and infallible, and as such endeavoring to impose them on others, have established and maintained false religions over the greatest... | |
 | David C. Hammack - 1998 - 508 pagini
...religion, who being Lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was in his Almighty power to do; that the impious...assumed dominion over the faith of others, setting their own opinions and modes of thinking as the only true and infallible, and as such endeavouring... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1999 - 676 pagini
...to exalt it by its influence on reason alone; that the impious presumption of legislature and ruler, civil as well as ecclesiastical, who, being themselves...thinking as the only true and infallible, and as such endeavoring to impose them on others, hath established and maintained false religions over the greatest... | |
 | Diane Ravitch - 2000 - 662 pagini
...to exalt it by its influence on reason alone; that the impious presumption of legislature and ruler, civil as well as ecclesiastical, who, being themselves...thinking as the only true and infallible, and as such endeavoring to impose them on others, hath established and maintained false religions over the greatest... | |
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Almighty power to do ; that the impious presumption of legislators and rulers, civil as well as ecclesiastical, who, being themselves but fallible and uninspired men have assumed dominion over the faith of others... 
