 | Thomas Jefferson - Indians of North America - 1803 - 388 pages
...sionare the only practicable instruments, ..f make way for these, free inquiry must be indulged ; and how can we wish others to indulge it while we refuse it ourselves. But every state, says an inquisitor, has established some religion. No two, say I, have established... | |
 | B. L. Rayner - History - 1832 - 568 pages
...force. Reason and persuasion are the only practicable instruments. To make way for these, free inquiry must be indulged; how can we wish others to indulge it while we refuse it ourselves." On the 15th of June, 1781, Mr. Jefferson was appointed, with Mr. Adams, Dr. Franklin, Mr. Jay and Mr.... | |
 | Abner Kneeland, Samuel Dunn Parker - Blasphemy - 1834 - 282 pages
...gravitation is now more firmly established on the basis of reason, than it would be were the government to step in, and make it an article of necessary faith....? We wish to live and hope to die in the Christian faiih, and thai our children may walk in Christian peace and liberty, without being exposed to molestation... | |
 | B. L. Rayner - 1834 - 442 pages
...force. Reason and persuasion are the only practicable instruments. To make way for these, free inquiry must be indulged ; how can we wish others to indulge it while we refuse it ourselves.' On the loth of June, 1781, Mr Jefferson was appointed, with Mr Adams, Dr Franklin, Mr Jay, and Mr Lau17... | |
 | Free thought - 1842 - 1124 pages
...persuasion are the only practicable instruments. To make way for these, free inquiry must be indulged ; and how can we wish others to indulge it while we refuse it ourselves. But every state, says an inquisitor, has established some religion. No two, say I, hare established... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1854 - 634 pages
...persuasion are the only practicable instruments. To make way for these, free inquiry must be indulged ; and how can we wish others to indulge it while we refuse it ourselves. But every State, says an inquisitor, has established some religion. No two, say I, have established... | |
 | American essays - 1872 - 810 pages
...persuasion are the only practicable instruments. To make way for these, free inquiry must be indulged ; and how can we wish others' to indulge it, while we refuse it ourselves ? " Fortunately, he was able to allay the fears of those who believed that virtue would cease to prevail... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1894 - 634 pages
...persuasion are the only practicable instruments. To make way for these, free inquiry must be indulged ; and how can we wish others to indulge it while we refuse it ourselves. But every state, says an inquisitor, has established some religion. " No two, say I, have established... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer, Edward Archibald Allen, William Schuyler - American essays - 1900 - 454 pages
...persuasion are the only practicable instruments. To make way for these, free inquiry must be indulged; and how can we wish others to indulge it while we refuse it ourselves. But every State, says an inquisitor, has established some religion. No two, say I, have established... | |
 | John Fiske - Evolution - 1902 - 444 pages
...persuasion are the only practicable instruments. To make way for these, free inquiry must be indulged; and how can we wish others to indulge it, while we refuse it ourselves?" These few pithy sentences have had no little influence upon American history. For half a century they... | |
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... wandering sects gathered into the fold of truth. But against such a majority we cannot effect this by force. Reason and persuasion are the only practicable instruments. To make way for these, free inquiry must be indulged; and how can we wish others... 
