 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.  The life of Thomas Jefferson - Pagina 611door Henry Stephens Randall - 1858Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Thomas Paine - 1795 - 180 pagina’s
...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 my leg. Ifitbefaid •*' that his teftimony, in a court of juftice, cannot " be relied on — reje£t it then,... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1801 - 358 pagina’s
...subject of religious freedom, he makes this witty observation — " 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 it be " said, his testimony in a court of justice cannot " be relied on, reje<Sb it then, and... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1801 - 402 pagina’s
...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 - 1803 - 388 pagina’s
...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 injury for...God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg. If it be said, his testimony in a court of justice cannot be relied on, reject it then, and be the... | |
 | John Mitchell MASON (D.D.) - 1803 - 336 pagina’s
...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 *." • Ponder well this paragraph. Ten thousand impieties and mischiefs lurk in its womb. Mr, Jefferson... | |
 | James Cheetham - 1817 - 212 pagina’s
...such acts only as are injurious to others^ But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say [that] there are twenty Gods or no God (#) It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg. (A) Mr. Jefferson admits, that the legitimate powers of government extend to such acts as are injurious... | |
 | Frederick Butler - 1821 - 474 pagina’s
...in France and England, but also in America. The doctrine of" It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no God. It neither picks uny pocket nor breaks my leg," was not peculiar to our illustrious author ; it had prevailed in France... | |
 | William Newnham Blane - 1824 - 530 pagina’s
...Government extend to such acts only as are 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 it be said, his testimony in a court of justice cannot be relied on, reject it then, and be the... | |
 | 1787 - 564 pagina’s
...extend to fuch acts only at arc injurious to others. But it docs me no injury for my neighbour to fay there are twenty Gods, or no God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my lep. IF it be laid, his teftirnony in a court of jufHce cannot be relied on, reject it then, and let... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1832 - 296 pagina’s
...extend to such acts only as are 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 it be said, bis testimony in a court of justice cannot be relied on, reject it then, and be the... | |
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