| William J. Federer - 2005 - 292 strani
...thoughts contrary to their godless governments. Jefferson wrote to Benjamin Rush, September 21, 1800: l have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility...against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. 372 BA C/Cr/R ED - W1LL1AM J. FEOER ER 259 rREEOOM "01 "REL/CVO/V - /VO7 FREEOOM "rROM" It is ironic... | |
| Andrew Burstein - 2005 - 376 strani
...unmistakable imagery when he wrote to his keen Christian friend Dr. Benjamin Rush: "I have sworn on the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."7 His "altar of God" metaphor was unmistakably meant as a slap in the face of the clergy that... | |
| George W. Liebmann - 404 strani
...History (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1965). 36. P. Kurland, "Religion and the Constitution: Eternal Hostility Against Every Form of Tyranny Over the Mind of Man," 20 UC Davis L Rev. 680 (1987). 37. P. Kurland, supra, note 22. 38. I. Brant, James Madison, 4 vols.... | |
| A. J. Langguth - 2006 - 499 strani
...would never consent to naming an established church for the United States. "And they believe truly. For I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility...against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." The harsh debate over the Jay Treaty had completed Washington's alienation from Madison. Never again... | |
| Sidney Blumenthal - 2006 - 440 strani
...clerisy. His words, engraved on the Jefferson Memorial, are a direct reference to established religion: "I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility...against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." But now the Republican House majority leader, Tom DeLay, threatens the federal judiciary, saying: "The... | |
| Gary Scott Smith - 2006 - 680 strani
...in the minds of people that these liberties are a gift of God? Notes on the State of Virginia, 1785 For I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility...against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. Jefferson to Benjamin Rush, Sept. 23, 1800 And may that Infinite Power, which rules the destinies of... | |
| Marc Reynebeau - 2006 - 308 strani
...nacht en koud in Washington toen ik in het Thomas Jefferson Memorial deze tekst gebeiteld zag staan: 'I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility...against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.' 66 Revolutie in Frankrijk De zomer heeft me naar Frankrijk gedreven, naar de Loire, waar ik de dagen... | |
| Newt Gingrich - 2006 - 308 strani
...RUSH Upon entering the Jefferson Memorial, you'll find above the chamber, around the interior dome: I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility...against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. Of the four panels inside the dome, three contain references to God. The first to the right is an excerpt... | |
| Thomas Jefferson - 2005 - 148 strani
...trust to drawing his teeth and talons after he shall have entered. Notes on the State of Virginia, 1782 I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility...against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. To Benjamin Rush, Mont1cello, September 2j. 1800 A nation united can never be conquered. To John Adams,... | |
| Eric Eckelman - 2006 - 278 strani
...On a circular band around the dome of the rotunda, there was a famous quotation carved in the stone: "I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility...against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." She found herself repeating the sentence several times aloud. She truly enjoyed the smooth temperance... | |
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