 | United States. Congress. House - 282 strani
...Specified powers, or as inferted merely for greater caution. Fourth. That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be direfted only by reafon and conviction, and not by force or violence, and therefore alt men have an... | |
 | John Wilson Campbell - 1813 - 322 strani
...moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue, and by frequent recurrence to fundamental principles. XVI. That religion, or the duty we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force and violence; and therefore all men are equally... | |
 | David Bailie Warden - 1816 - 230 strani
...holden at Williamsburgj in May 1766, it was solemnly declared : " that religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force and violence ; and therefore all men are equally... | |
 | United States federal convention - 1819 - 524 strani
...an equivalent to employ another to bear arms in his stead. 1 ' Xx. That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence, and therefore all men have an equal,... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1826 - 844 strani
...specified powers, or as inserted merely for greater caution. tburlh. That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason anil conviction, and not by force or violence; and tlierefore all men have... | |
 | James Madison - 1828 - 16 strani
...— Because we hold it for a " fundamental and undeniable truth," that religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not bj force or violence. The religion, then, of every man,... | |
 | 1834 - 504 strani
...their religious liberty.' Virginia, in its constitution, says : — 'That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by.reason and conviction, not by force or violence ; and therefore all men are equally... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1833 - 782 strani
...history of the world, abundant, as it has been, in experiments in the theory of government. » § 990. But the duty of supporting religion, and especially...religion, and especially to encourage Christianity, has at the same time expressed his opinion of the right of private judgment, and liberty of conscience,... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1833 - 800 strani
...history of the world, abundant, as it has been, in experiments in the theory of government. § 1870. But the duty of supporting religion, and especially...reason and conviction, not by force or violence," t Mr. Locke himself, who did not doubt the right of government to interfere in matters of religion,... | |
 | James Stuart - 1833 - 632 strani
...bill. " Because, We hold it for a fundamental and undeniable truth, ' that religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence.' The religion, then, of every man,... | |
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That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence... 
