The Works of Thomas Jefferson, Količina 8

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G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1904
 

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Stran 461 - That the government created by this compact was not made the exclusive or final judge of the extent of the powers delegated to itself...
Stran 476 - States of all powers whatsoever: That they will view this as seizing the rights of the States and consolidating them in the hands of the General Government with...
Stran 465 - ... thereby guarding in the same sentence, and under the same words, the freedom of religion, of speech, and of the press, insomuch that whatever violates either throws down the sanctuary which covers the others, and that libels...
Stran 473 - ... it would be a dangerous delusion were a confidence in the men of our choice to silence our fears for the safety of our rights : that confidence is everywhere the parent of despotism : free government is founded in jealousy and not in confidence ; it is jealousy and not confidence which prescribes limited Constitutions to bind down those whom we are obliged to trust with power...
Stran 467 - An act concerning aliens," is contrary to the Constitution, one amendment to which has provided, that " no person shall be deprived of liberty without due process of law...
Stran 230 - On the precedent now to be set will depend the future construction of our constitution, and whether the powers of legislation shall be transferred from the President, Senate, and House of Representatives, to the President and Senate, and Piamingo, or any other Indian, Algerine, or other chief.
Stran 463 - the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States, respectively, or to the people " ; and that no power over the freedom of religion, freedom of speech, or freedom of the press being delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the States, all lawful powers respecting the same did of right remain and were reserved to the States or to the people...
Stran 240 - It would give you a fever, were I to name to you the apostates who have gone over to these heresies, men who were Samsons in the field and Solomons in the council, but who have had their heads shorn by the harlot England.
Stran 475 - In questions of power then let no more be heard" of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief, by the chains of the Constitution.
Stran 19 - We are bound by our treaties with three of the belligerent nations, by all the means in our power, to protect and defend their vessels and effects in our ports, or waters, or on the seas near our shores, and to recover and restore the same to the right owners when taken from them. If all the means in our power are used, and fail In their effect, we are not bound by our treaties with those nations to make compensation.

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