The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty Gods, or no God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg. Americanism and Catholicism - Page 89by Frederick Joseph Kinsman - 1924 - 250 pagesFull view - About this book
| Thomas Paine - Great Britain - 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 - America - 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 - Virginia - 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,... | |
| Thomas Jefferson - Indians of North America - 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...neighbor 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... | |
| John Mitchell MASON (D.D.) - Lord's Supper - 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... | |
| English literature - 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... | |
| Frederick Butler - United States - 1821 - 474 pages
...them. The rights of conscience we never submitted, we could not submit. We are answerable for them to our God. The legitimate powers of government extend...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 - Canada - 1824 - 530 pages
...them. The Rights of Conscience we never submitted, we could not submit. We are answerable for them to our God. The legitimate powers of Government extend...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.... | |
| Thomas Jefferson - Tobacco - 1832 - 296 pages
...them. — The rights of conscience we never submitted, we could not submit. We are answerable for them to our God. The legitimate powers of government extend...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... | |
| Henry Bennet Brewster - Liberalism (Religion). - 1833 - 204 pages
...them. — The rights of conscience we never submitted, we could not submit. We are answerable for them to our God. The legitimate powers of government extend...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... | |
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