It is impossible to build sound constitutional doctrine upon a mistaken understanding of constitutional history. . . . The establishment clause has been expressly freighted with Jefferson's misleading metaphor for nearly forty years. . . . There is simply no historical foundation for the proposition that the framers intended to build a wall of separation between church and state. . . . The recent court decisions are in no way based on either the language or the intent of the framers.
Quotes about jeffersons (16 Quotes)
Thomas Jeffersons Decalogue of Canons V. Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst, and cold.
What I'm thinking about more and more these days is simply the importance of transparency, and Jefferson's saying that he'd rather have a free press without a government than a government without a free press.
For generations, many people have known that Jefferson fathered children by Sally Hemings, ... The much publicized results of DNA tests several years ago simply corroborate what had been common knowledge. Over the years, certain highly regarded scholars defended Jefferson's 'purity,' categorically denying claims that there had been a sexual relationship between master and slave. Since those 'revelations,' some of them have retreated from their former position of 'It didn't happen' only to insist that the affair between Hemings and Jefferson was an exception. But in fact such affairs, far from being exceptional, were fairly commonplace. That's part of what I wanted to convey by 'the American way' of the title.
Thomas Jeffersons Decalogue of Canons IV. Never buy what you do not want ... because it is cheap it will be dear to you.
Rep. Jefferson's conduct shows a blatant disregard for the rule of law and the integrity of the House of Representatives. We urge a member of the House to ignore the long-standing ethics truce and file CREW's complaint with the House Ethics Committee today.
After the Great Depression and after public urging, a nationwide public competition was held to determine a design for a memorial that would honor President Thomas Jefferson's bold vision for westward expansion for America.
Thomas Jeffersons Decalogue of Canons IX. Take things always by their smooth handle.
In Jefferson's mind democracy was tantamount to extreme individualism.
Jefferson's religion has been a question mark for some time, but a descendant of his who did thorough research came to the conclusion that Jefferson was a conservative Unitarian. That's accurate. In church attendance, Jefferson probably led the pack. He liked church going and he liked to listen to speeches, he really was a devout man. When his daughter died his other daughter found him off by himself reading the Bible.
The flames of freedom which were lighted across this great land of ours in Thomas Jeffersons day have continued to burn with an intense and magnetic light for nearly 200 years. They have been fed by the spiritual fuel which abounds only in a land where an abiding faith in God and recognition of Him as the true Author of Liberty prevail.
Thomas Jeffersons Decalogue of Canons X. When angry, count ten before you speak if very angry, a hundred.
Thomas Jeffersons Decalogue of Canons III. Never spend your money before you have it.
Jefferson wasn't really a primary author of the First Amendment. But Jefferson was the author of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, which is seen as kind of a precursor of the First Amendment. It was Jefferson's protg, James Madison, who helped draft the First Amendment. So the metaphor is apt and it is important.
Thomas Jeffersons Decalogue of Canons VII. Nothing is troublesome that we do willingly.
Thomas Jeffersons Decalogue of Canons II. Never trouble another for what you can do yourself.