| Thomas Paine - 1795 - 180 pages
...are anfwerable for them to our ff God. " The legitimate powers of government extend *' to fuch atts only as are injurious to others. But ** it does me no injury for my neighbour to fay, *' there are twenty gods, or no god :— It neither *' picks my pocket, nor breaks... | |
| William Winterbotham - 1795 - 558 pages
...fubmit them; he is anfweiable for them to God, Tho legitimate powers of government extend to fuch a£fo only as. are injurious to others; but it does me no injury for my neighbour to fay there ^re twenty gods, or no god ; it neither pick* my pocket nor breaks my leg. If... | |
| Thomas Jefferson - 1801 - 402 pages
...not fubmit. We are aniwerable for them to our God. The legitimate powers of government extend to fuch acts only as are .injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbor to fay ihere are twenty .Gods, or no God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg. If it be faid,... | |
| William Cobbett - 1801 - 358 pages
...subject of religious freedom, he makes this witty observation — " It does me no injury for my neighbour to " say there are twenty gods, or no god; it neither " picks my pocket nor breaks my leg ; if it be " said, his testimony in a court of justice cannot " be relied on, reje<Sb it then,... | |
| Thomas Jefferson - 1803 - 388 pages
...submit. We are answerable for them to our God. The legitimate powers of government extend to such afts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no...or no God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg. If it be said, his testimony in a court of justice cannot be relied on, reject it then, and be... | |
| John Mitchell MASON (D.D.) - 1803 - 336 pages
...say ! He dots preach it. " The legitimate powers of " government," they are his own words, " ex" tend to such acts only as are injurious to '•' others. But it does me no injury for my " neighbours to say there are twenty Gods or " no God. It neither picks my pocket nor " breaks my leg... | |
| 1811 - 572 pages
...this he goes, 1 think," says Mr. Cheetham, " but I am not quite sure, further than Mr. Jefferson. " The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injuriotu to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say [thut] there are twenty Gods... | |
| James Cheetham - 1817 - 212 pages
...such acts only as are injurious to others^ But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say [that] there are twenty Gods or no God (#) It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg. (A) Mr. Jefferson admits, that the legitimate powers of government extend to such acts as are... | |
| Frederick Butler - 1821 - 474 pages
...rights of conscience we never submitted, we could not submit. We are answerable for them to our God. The legitimate powers of government extend to such...injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say, there are twenty gods, or no God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg. If... | |
| William Newnham Blane - 1824 - 532 pages
...Rights of Conscience we never submitted, we could not submit. We are answerable for them to our God. The legitimate powers of Government extend to such...injurious to others ; but it does me no injury for my neighbour to say, there are twenty Gods, or no God. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg.... | |
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