 But, 1 know also, that laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind. As that becomes more developed, more enlightened, as new discoveries are made, new truths discovered and manners and opinions change with the change...  The Life of Thomas Jefferson - Page 638by Henry Stephens Randall - 1858Full view - About this book
 | William B. Neff - Judges - 1921 - 752 pages
...1912 THOMAS JEFFERSON, former president of the United States, and a thorough Democrat, once said that "as new discoveries are made, new truths disclosed, and manners and opinions change, with the change in circumstances, institutions also must advance and keep pace with the times." These words accurately... | |
 | 1926 - 548 pages
...changes in laws and constitutions. I think moderate imperfections had better be borne with,... but I know also, that laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind ». July 12, 1816., ME, XV, 41. fixed body of men ; and not subject to the elective power of the people.... | |
 | Herman Finer - Functional representation - 1923 - 300 pages
...century of book-reading ; and this they would say themselves were they to rise from the dead . . . laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind. — THOMAS JEFFERSON, in 1816. IT is assuredly of great moment that, as Mr. Shaw says, the English... | |
 | Randolph Leigh - Constitutional history - 1923 - 342 pages
...known, we accommodate ourselves to them, and find practical means of correcting their ill-defects. But I know, also, that laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind." Marshall was always the aristocrat, but rather apt to turn up on formal occasions somewhat shabbily... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1927 - 782 pages
...I am certainly not an advocate of frequent and untried changes in laws and constitutions. . . . But I know, also, that laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind. Institutions must advance and keep pace with the times." "Each generation is as independent of the... | |
 | Harry Elmer Barnes - History - 1926 - 638 pages
...accommodate ourselves to them and find practical means of correcting their ill effects. But I also know that laws and institutions must go hand in hand with...new discoveries are made, new truths disclosed, and opinions change with the change of circumstances, institutions must advance also and keep pace with... | |
 | Ross Lee Finney - Social sciences - 1926 - 492 pages
...known, we accommodate ourselves to them and find practical means of correcting their ill effects. But I know also that laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind." SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS I. Ashley, RL, The American Federal State, pp. 91-341. Ashley, RL, The New Civics,... | |
 | Law - 1920 - 782 pages
...I am certainly not an advocate of frequent and untried changes in laws and constitutions . . . But I know also that laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind."—Thomas Jefferson. LAW. The law is the standard and guardian of our liberty; it circumscribes... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - 1938 - 130 pages
...and find practical means of correcting their ill effects. But I know also that laws and constitutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human...new discoveries are made, new truths disclosed, and manner and opinions change with the change of circumstances, institutions must advance also, and keep... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - 1938 - 268 pages
...and find practical means of correcting their ill effects. But I know also that laws and constitutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human...new discoveries are made, new truths disclosed, and manner and opinions change with the change of circumstances, institutions must advance also, and keep... | |
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