In fact, it is comfortable to see the standard of reason at length erected, after so many ages, during which the human mind has been held in vassalage by kings, priests, and nobles : and it is honorable for us, to have produced the first legislature who... The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: 1784-1787 - Page 334by Thomas Jefferson - 1894Full view - About this book
| Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 514 pages
...erected, after so many ages, during which the human mind has been held in vassalage by kings, priests, and nobles : and it is honorable for us, to have produced...the formation of his own opinions. * # * * * * * I thank you for your communications in Natural History. The several instances of trees, &c. found far... | |
| Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 990 pages
...erected, after so many ages, during which the human mind has been held in vassalage by kings, priests, and nobles: and it is honorable for us, to have produced...with the formation of his own opinions. ********* I thank you for your communications in Natural History. The several instances of trees, &ic. found far... | |
| Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 984 pages
...erected, after so many ages, during which the human mind has been held in vassalage by kings, priests, and nobles : and it is honorable for us, to have produced...formation of his own opinions. * • * * * * # * I thank you for your communications in Natural History. The several instances of trees, See. found far... | |
| Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 516 pages
...erected, after so many ages, during which the human mind has been held in vassalage by kings, priests, and nobles : and it is honorable for us, to have produced...with the formation of his own opinions. ****#** I thank you for your communications in Natural History. The several instances of trees, &c. found far... | |
| Thomas Jefferson - 1830 - 526 pages
...erected, after so many ages, during which the human mind has been held in vassalage by kings, priests, and nobles : and it is honorable for us to have produced the first legislature who had die courage to declare, that the reason of man may be trusted with the formation of his own opinions.... | |
| B. L. Rayner - 1832 - 568 pages
...erected, after so many ages, during which the human mind has been held in vassalage by kings, priests, and nobles: and it is honorable for us to have produced...be trusted with the formation of his own opinions." The next distinguishing and fundamental change recommended by the Revisal, regarded the freedom of... | |
| Thomas Jefferson - 1853 - 620 pages
...erected, after so many ages, during which the human mind has been held in vassalage by kings, priests, and nobles ; and it is honorable for us, to have produced...with the formation of his own opinions. ********#* I thank you for your communications in Natural History. The several instances of trees, &c., found far... | |
| Henry Stephens Randall - 1858 - 726 pages
...erected, after so many ages, during which the human mind has been held in vassalage by kings, priests, and nobles : and it is honorable for us to have produced...be trusted with the formation of his own opinions." mere-General, had given offence to Robert Moms of Philadelphia, who was "profiting from the abuse."... | |
| Henry Stephens Randall - 1858 - 698 pages
...erected, after so many ages, during which the human mind has been held in vassalage by kings, priests, and nobles : and it is honorable for us to have produced...be trusted with the formation of his own opinions." In a letter to Monroe (December 18th), he mentioned that "some symptoms " had given him reason to suspect... | |
| Sydney Howard Gay - 1884 - 380 pages
...erected, after so many ages, during which the human mind had been held in vassalage by kings, priests, and nobles ; and it is honorable for us to have produced...be trusted with the formation of his own opinions ! " This latter passage is characteristic, and many who do not like Jefferson will read between the... | |
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