 The legitimate powers of 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.  A History of the American People - Page 533by Francis Newton Thorpe - 1901 - 627 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Winterbotham - America - 1795 - 558 pages
...fubmit them; he is anfweiable for them to God, Tho legitimate powers of government extend to fuch a£fo only as. are injurious to others; but it does me no injury for my neighbour to fay there ^re twenty gods, or no god ; it neither pick* my pocket nor breaks my leg. If... | |
 | Thomas Paine - Great Britain - 1795 - 180 pages
...are anfwerable for them to our ff God. " The legitimate powers of government extend *' to 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... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - Virginia - 1801 - 402 pages
...fubmitted to fhem. The rights of confcience we never fubniitted, we could not fubmit. We are 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... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - Indians of North America - 1803 - 388 pages
...the laws. But our rulers can have no authority over such natural rights, only as we have submitted to them. The rights of conscience we never submitted,...The legitimate powers of government extend to such afts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty... | |
 | John Mitchell MASON (D.D.) - Lord's Supper - 1803 - 336 pages
...say ! He dots preach it. " The legitimate powers of " government," they are his own words, " ex" 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... | |
 | English literature - 1811 - 572 pages
...this he goes, 1 think," says Mr. Cheetham, " but I am not quite sure, further than Mr. Jefferson. " The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injuriotu to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say [thut] there are twenty Gods... | |
 | Frederick Butler - United States - 1821 - 474 pages
...the laws. But our rulers can have no authority over such natural rights, only as we have submitted to them. The rights of conscience we never submitted,...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... | |
 | William Newnham Blane - Canada - 1824 - 530 pages
..." Our rulers," says he, " can have authority only over such natural rights as we have submitted to them. The Rights of Conscience we never submitted,...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.... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - Tobacco - 1832 - 296 pages
...laws. — But our rulers can have no authority over such natural rights, only as we have submitted to them. — The rights of conscience we never submitted,...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... | |
 | Henry Bennet Brewster - Liberalism (Religion). - 1833 - 204 pages
...laws. — But our rulers can have no^uthority over such natural rights, only as we have submitted to them. — The rights of conscience we never submitted,...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... | |
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