... government reach actions only, and not opinions, — I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should 'make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the... The Writings of Thomas Jefferson - Seite 287von Thomas Jefferson - 1903Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| United States. Bureau of Education - 1914 - 1024 Seiten
...and state distinctly separate. Thomas Jefferson, in a letter to the Pany Baptist Association, wrote: "Believing with you that religion is a matter which...account to none other for his faith or his worship; thnt the legislative powers of government reach actions only, not opinions. I contemplate with sovereign... | |
| Citizen of Massachusetts, Alfred Ellingwood Giles - 1882 - 80 Seiten
...him by a committee of the Danbury Baptist Association (8 Jeff. Works, 113), took occasion to say, " Believing with you, that religion is a matter which lies solely between a man and his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legislative... | |
| 1885 - 1156 Seiten
...address to him by a committee of the Dan bury Baptist Association (8 id., 113), took occasion to say: "Believing with you that religion is a matter which...faith or his worship; that the legislative powers of the government reach actions only, and not opinions, — I contemplate with sovereign reverence that... | |
| 1885 - 546 Seiten
...the duty which we owe to our Creator, is not within the province of civil government." '• Believing that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God and that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship ; that the legislative power of... | |
| 1886 - 444 Seiten
...which we owe the Greater, is not within the province of civil government." Jefferson says : Believing that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, and that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legislative powers of... | |
| American Historical Association - 1888 - 596 Seiten
...address to him by a committee of the Danbury Baptist Association (8 id., 113), took occasion to say: 'Believing with you that religion is a matter which...faith or his worship ; that the legislative powers of the government reach actions only, and not opinions. — I contemplate with sovereign reverence that... | |
| Philip Schaff - 1888 - 176 Seiten
...address to him by a committee of the Danbury Baptist Association (8 id., 113), took occasion to say : ' Believing with you that religion is a matter which...faith or his worship ; that the legislative powers of the government reach actions only, and not opinions,—I contemplate with sovereign reverence that... | |
| Ambrose Bolivar Carlton - 1891 - 396 Seiten
...which we owe the Creator, is not within the province of civil government." Jefferson says : . Believing that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, and that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legislative powers of... | |
| James Kirby - 1897 - 452 Seiten
...him by a committee of the Danbury llaptist Association (8 ,K:ff. Works, 113), took occasion to say: 'Believing, with you, that religion is a matter which...man and his God, that he owes account to none other f«r his faith or his worship, that the legislative powers ol the Government reach actions only, und... | |
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