 | Kenneth M. Failor, Eleonora Hayden - 1972 - 432 страници
...on July 4 at Monticello. For his tomb he chose the inscription : "Here was buried Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, of the statute of Virginia for religious freedom, and father of the University of Virginia." Louisiana Purchase Treaty— April 30, 1803, 8 Stat. 200. Embargo... | |
 | Mary Ann Radzinowicz - 1984 - 300 страници
...different from that list of signal honours, however. It reads: 'Here was buried / Thomas Jefferson / Author of the Declaration of Independence / Of the Statute of Virginia for religious freedom / And Father of the University of Virginia.' Jefferson was not in any usual sense an 'author' of colonial... | |
 | William Roscoe Estep - 1990 - 240 страници
...Monticello that Jefferson loved so much, stands a simple monument with the inscription "Thomas Jefferson, Author of the Declaration of Independence, of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, and Father of the University of Virginia." True, William Warren Sweet is correct when he writes, "But justice... | |
 | Bill Lawrence - 1995 - 286 страници
...mention of his having held three of the nation's highest offices. It reads: "Here lies Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom and Father of the University of Virginia." BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Ben Franklin is the closest America has come... | |
 | Michael Corbett, Julia Corbett Hemeyer, Julia Mitchell Corbett - 1999 - 494 страници
...proper relationship between church and state. The inscription on Thomas Jefferson's epitaph reads: AUTHOR OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, OF THE STATUTE OF VIRGINIA FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND FATHER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. All three of these accomplishments involve religion and politics... | |
 | K. Edward Lay - 2000 - 410 страници
...University of Virginia/' Tbe University of Virginia Jefferson wished his gravestone epitaph to read "Author of the Declaration of Independence, of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, and the Father of the University of Virginia" because, as he stated, it was "by these as testimonials that... | |
 | John E. Ferling - 2002 - 430 страници
...his tombstone in the quiet, shaded family burial plot at Monticello: Here is buried Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, and Father of the University of Virginia. During his retirement Adams wrote voluminously on the American... | |
 | Joseph A. Leo Lemay - 2001 - 494 страници
...final public statement the celebrated inscription on his tombstone: Here was buried Thomas Jefferson Author of the Declaration of Independence of the Statute of Virginia for religious freedom & Father of the University of Virginia, — "& not a word more."25 That last phrase, "not a word more,"... | |
 | Lon Cantor - 2003 - 244 страници
...epitaph, written by Jefferson himself, tells what he was most proud of: "Here was buried Thomas Jefferson, Author of the Declaration of Independence, of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, and Father of the University of Virginia." The son of a wealthy Virginia planter, Jefferson graduated from... | |
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Here was buried Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, of the statute of Virginia for religious freedom, and father of the University of Virginia. 
