 | F. Forrester Church - 2004 - 182 страници
...memorably declared that the clergy "believe that any portion of power confided to me [as president] will be exerted in opposition to their schemes. And...against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Such a view was certainly congenial to most American Baptists, however — both the "eternal hostility"... | |
 | William F. Jr Cox - 2004 - 558 страници
...the natural rights principles that led to America's independence. His goal in all such efforts was: "I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility...against every form of tyranny over the mind of man" (cf., Lippman, 1928, p. 15). For Jefferson, the established church of any state was a form of tyranny... | |
 | Drummond Bone - 2004 - 340 страници
...the tradition of Whig polemic, as was his declaration, inscribed in his Memorial in Washington, DC: 'I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility...against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.' The first ten amendments to the American Constitution derive from the Whig Bill of Rights and, historically,... | |
 | L. Edward VanHoose - 2004 - 292 страници
...cases contained resulted from the heady fervor of a fighter dedicated to the defense of those rights: "I have sworn upon the altar of god, eternal hostility...against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." As for Aristotelian and Platonic politics, I recall such debates in my college classes. I also recall... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 2004 - 178 страници
...which their civil as well as religious leaders will always avail themselves for their own purposes. I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility...against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God. The eyes of the virtuous all over the earth are turned with... | |
 | George McGovern - 2004 - 192 страници
...Jefferson Memorial at the Tidal Basin of the nation's capital are these words by the Sage of Monticello: "I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility...against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Always worth repeating are his ageless words in the Declaration of Independence: "We hold these truths... | |
 | Sally Mahe, Kathy Covert - 2004 - 228 страници
...Independence and contributed to the Constitutional Convention. A powerful advocate of liberty, Jefferson said, "I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility...against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." pp. 23, 132 Johnson, Sarah - 10 th -grade student as quoted by Roger Housden in Sacred America, The... | |
 | Carol H. Behrman - 2003 - 122 страници
...feet high and stands upon a black pedestal. A circular panel below the dome bears Jefferson's words: "I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility...against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Other quotations are engraved on the marble panels. These words about freedom and democracy reflect... | |
 | Rolf A. F. Witzsche - 2004 - 221 страници
...of the observatory was appropriately chosen in this sense. The quote was inscribed in gold letters. "I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility...against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Nothing seemed more certain than this, because our ship was the living evidence that he had been right,... | |
 | Samantha Cook, Greg Ward, Tim Perry, Rough Guides (Firm) - 2004 - 1468 страници
...an Ionic colonnade, are carved with Jefferson's words, and an inscription around the frieze reads:"! have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility...against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." In front of the building, the picturesque Tidal Basin stretches almost to the Lincoln Memorial and... | |
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I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. 
