Thomas Jefferson, His Permanent Influence on American InstitutionsLooks at the influence of Thomas Jefferson as a Virginian, a revolutionist, a diplomat, and as President of the United States. |
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... idea of a social contract being at the base of government - a compact of the people amongst themselves - was ingrained in his thought and in the thought of all those around him , but it was not from reading . Jefferson never read ...
... idea of a social contract being at the base of government - a compact of the people amongst themselves - was ingrained in his thought and in the thought of all those around him , but it was not from reading . Jefferson never read ...
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... ideas and phrases in presenting the American side of the dispute . The Virginia State " Convention " is worthy of note in this ; that it is , as far as I know , the first of those peculiarly characteristic American institutions . A ...
... ideas and phrases in presenting the American side of the dispute . The Virginia State " Convention " is worthy of note in this ; that it is , as far as I know , the first of those peculiarly characteristic American institutions . A ...
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... ideas of the Declaration of Independence . It antedated that document by nearly two years ; it complained of the same wrongs and set forth the same inherent and natural rights , and , in some respects , was more advanced in its views ...
... ideas of the Declaration of Independence . It antedated that document by nearly two years ; it complained of the same wrongs and set forth the same inherent and natural rights , and , in some respects , was more advanced in its views ...
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... ideas expressed in the ' Summary View , " in the latter part of which Jefferson adjures George III , " no longer to persevere in sacrificing the rights of one part of the empire to the inordinate desires of another , but to deal out to ...
... ideas expressed in the ' Summary View , " in the latter part of which Jefferson adjures George III , " no longer to persevere in sacrificing the rights of one part of the empire to the inordinate desires of another , but to deal out to ...
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... idea that the colonies , " in order to secure exemption from an unjust tax , must saddle themselves with a self - inflicted perpetual tax , ” “ ade- quate to the expectations and subject to the disposal of Parliament alone ; " that ...
... idea that the colonies , " in order to secure exemption from an unjust tax , must saddle themselves with a self - inflicted perpetual tax , ” “ ade- quate to the expectations and subject to the disposal of Parliament alone ; " that ...
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Page 250 - That no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested or burthened, in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge or affect their civil capacities.
Page 259 - I have sworn upon the altar of god, eternal hostility against ] every form of tyranny over the mind of man.
Page 288 - In the Parliament of man, the Federation of the world. There the common sense of most shall hold a fretful realm in awe, And the kindly earth shall slumber, lapt in universal law.
Page 81 - And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God ? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath?
Page 209 - The inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States, and admitted as soon as possible, according to the principles of the Federal Constitution, to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages, and immunities of citizens of the United States; and in the meantime they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and the religion which they profess.
Page 218 - The civil rights and political status of the native inhabitants of the territories hereby ceded to the United States shall be determined by the Congress.
Page 23 - Though a silent member in Congress, he was so prompt, frank, explicit, and decisive upon committees and in conversation, not even Samuel Adams was more so, that he soon seized upon my heart...
Page 136 - Our first and fundamental maxim should be, never to entangle ourselves in the broils of Europe. Our second, never to suffer Europe to intermeddle with cis-atlantic affairs.
Page 205 - Not so can it ever be in the hands of France. The impetuosity of her temper, the energy and restlessness of her character...