... the proscribing any citizen as unworthy the public confidence by laying upon him an incapacity of being called to offices of trust and emolument, unless he profess or renounce this or that religious opinion, is depriving him injuriously of those privileges... The Writings of Thomas Jefferson - Page 303by Thomas Jefferson - 1903Full view - About this book
| 1786 - 716 pages
...profefs or renounce this or that religious opinkw, is depriving him injurioußy of thofe privilege» and advantages to which in common with his fellow citizens he has a natural right ; that it tends only to corrupt the principles of that very religion it is meant to encourage, by bribing, with a monopoly... | |
| Jacques-Pierre Brissot de Warville, Étienne Clavière - 1783 - 388 pages
...unlefs he profeis or renounce this. or that religious opinion, is depriving him injuriouf-.^ ly of thofe privileges and advantages to which, in common with...fellow citizens, he has a natural right ; that it tends alfo to corrupt the principles of that very religion it is meant to encourage, by bribing with a monopoly... | |
| 1787 - 724 pages
...privileges and advantages to which in common with his fellow-citizens he has a natural right ; tends alfo to corrupt the principles of that very religion it...to encourage, by bribing with a monopoly of worldly honours and enioluments thofe who will externally conform to it ; that though indeed thofe are criminal... | |
| Mathew Carey - 1789 - 632 pages
...un'.efs he profefs or renounce this or that religious opinion, is depriving him injurioudy of thofe privileges and advantages, to which, in common with...fellow citizens, he has a natural right : that it tends alfo to corrupt the principles of that very religion itis meant to encourage, by bribing, wuh a monopoly... | |
| John Jebb, John Disney - 1787 - 612 pages
...unlefs he profefs or renounce this or that religious opinion, is depriving him injurioufly of thofe privileges and advantages to which, in common with his fellow citizens, he has^a natural right, and tends alfo to corrupt the principles of that very religion it is meant to... | |
| William Gordon - 1788 - 618 pages
...advantages to which in common with his fellow-citizens he has a natural rights gad tonds alfo to corrupt die principles of that very religion it is meant to encourage,...with a monopoly of worldly honors and emoluments, thofe who will externally conform to it ;— That though indeed thofe are. criminal who do not withftand... | |
| William Gordon - 1788 - 500 pages
...fellow-citizens he has a natural right; $nd tends alfo to corrupt the principles of that very tcligion it is meant to encourage, by bribing with a monopoly of worldly honors and emoluments, thofe who wil} externally conform 'to it;— That though indeed thofe are. criminal who do not withftand... | |
| Virginia - 1794 - 288 pages
...his felloe-citizens, he has a natural right ; that it tends only to corrupt die principles of that religion it is meant to encourage, by bribing with a monopoly of worldly honours and emoluments, thofe who will externally profefs and conform to it ; that though indeed thefe... | |
| Thomas Paine - 1795 - 180 pages
...he profefles or renounce ** this or that religious opinion, is depriving him " injurioufly of thofe privileges and advantages to " which, in common with...citizens, he " has a natural right. " That it tends alfo to corrupt the principles of *' that very religion it is meant to encourage, by " bribing, with... | |
| Thomas Jefferson - 1801 - 402 pages
...unlefs he profefs or renounce this or that religious opinion, is depriving him injurioufly of thofe privileges and advantages to which in common with...fellow citizens he has a natural right ; that it' tends alfo to corrupt the principles of that very religion it is meant to encourage, by bribing, with a monopoly... | |
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