The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 18Issued under the auspices of the Thomas Jefferson memorial association of the United States, 1904 |
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... - senting preachers carried to jail for what Patrick Henry called " the crime of preaching the gospel . " The sense of outrage that a man should be impris- oned for not accepting a creed which he could not Free Press iii.
... - senting preachers carried to jail for what Patrick Henry called " the crime of preaching the gospel . " The sense of outrage that a man should be impris- oned for not accepting a creed which he could not Free Press iii.
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... called " the monocrats , " and , smarting under their criticisms , the President gave expression to his objection to an unrestrained press . At that time , 1794 , writing to Madison , who was then in Virginia , Jefferson said : " It is ...
... called " the monocrats , " and , smarting under their criticisms , the President gave expression to his objection to an unrestrained press . At that time , 1794 , writing to Madison , who was then in Virginia , Jefferson said : " It is ...
Page xx
... called him to order , and told him what he was saying was not to the question . It was impossible to pro- ceed . The question was carried in favor of the report , 52 to 48 ; the real strength of the two parties is 56 to 50. " Again , to ...
... called him to order , and told him what he was saying was not to the question . It was impossible to pro- ceed . The question was carried in favor of the report , 52 to 48 ; the real strength of the two parties is 56 to 50. " Again , to ...
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... called upon to refer to the studied and continued attacks , but instead of recommending some other measure of suppression , or the re - enactment of the Sedition law , he used the incident to enforce his abiding faith in his creed ...
... called upon to refer to the studied and continued attacks , but instead of recommending some other measure of suppression , or the re - enactment of the Sedition law , he used the incident to enforce his abiding faith in his creed ...
Page xxix
... col- lected . They saw the latent source from which these outrages proceeded . They gathered around their public functionaries ; and , when the Constitu- tion called them to the decision by suffrage , they Free Press xxix.
... col- lected . They saw the latent source from which these outrages proceeded . They gathered around their public functionaries ; and , when the Constitu- tion called them to the decision by suffrage , they Free Press xxix.
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Page 450 - ... full many a gem of purest ray serene the dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear : full many a flower is born to blush unseen, and waste its sweetness on the desert air. some village Hampden that with dauntless breast the little tyrant of his fields withstood, some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood.
Page 442 - To fair Fidele's grassy tomb Soft maids and village hinds shall bring Each opening sweet of earliest bloom, And rifle all the breathing spring. No wailing ghost shall dare appear To vex with shrieks this quiet grove: But shepherd lads assemble here, And melting virgins own their love. No withered witch shall here be seen, No goblins lead their nightly crew; The female fays shall haunt the green, And dress thy grave with pearly dew! The red-breast oft at evening hours Shall kindly lend his little...
Page xv - Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, all lawful powers respecting the same did of right remain, and were reserved to the States or to the people ; that thus was manifested their determination to retain to themselves the right of judging how far the licentiousness of speech and of the press may be abridged without lessening their useful freedom, and how far those abuses which cannot be separated from their use should be tolerated rather than the use be destroyed...
Page 439 - Cowards die many times before their deaths ; The valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, It seems to me most strange that men should fear ; Seeing that death, a necessary end, Will come, when it will come.
Page xi - I am for freedom of religion, and against all maneuvres to bring about a legal ascendancy of one sect over another : for freedom of the press, and against all violations of the Constitution to silence by force and not by reason the complaints or criticisms, just or unjust, of our citizens against the conduct of their agents.
Page xxviii - ... the honest payment of our debts, and sacred preservation of the public faith; encouragement of agriculture, and of commerce as its handmaid; the diffusion of information, and arraignment of all abuses at the bar of public reason; freedom of religion, freedom of the press, and freedom of person under the protection of the habeas corpus; and trial by juries impartially selected...
Page 429 - I have found out a gift for my fair; I have found where the wood-pigeons breed; But let me that plunder forbear, She will say 'twas a barbarous deed...
Page xxxv - It is a melancholy truth, that a suppression of the press could not more completely deprive the nation of its benefits, than is done by its abandoned prostitution to falsehood. Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. Truth itself becomes suspicious by being put into that polluted vehicle.