In questions of power, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the constitution.
Thomas JeffersonTags: justice democracy law american-revolution governance constitutional-law us-constitution
Without Thomas Jefferson and his Declaration of Independence, there would have been no American revolution that announced universal principles of liberty. Without his participation by the side of the unforgettable Marquis de Lafayette, there would have been no French proclamation of The Rights of Man. Without his brilliant negotiation of the Louisiana treaty, there would be no United States of America. Without Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, there would have been no Virginia Statute on Religious Freedom, and no basis for the most precious clause of our most prized element of our imperishable Bill of Rights - the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Christopher HitchensTags: liberty united-states declaration-of-independence american-revolution freedom-of-religion thomas-jefferson bill-of-rights us-constitution 1st-amendment james-madison marquis-de-lafayette
Page 1 of 1.
Data privacy
Imprint
Contact
Diese Website verwendet Cookies, um Ihnen die bestmögliche Funktionalität bieten zu können.