 All eyes are opened, or opening, to the rights of man. The general spread of the light of science has already laid open to every view the palpable truth, that the mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted...  The Boston News-letter: And City Record - Page 211826Full view - About this book
 | Robert A. FERGUSON, Robert A Ferguson - 2009 - 374 pages
...light of science," Jefferson claimed, two weeks before his death, "has already laid open to every view the palpable truth, that the mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred, ready to rfde them legitimately, by the grace of God."15 A form of... | |
 | John Ehrenberg - 2006 - 224 pages
...the light of science," said Thomas Jefferson in his last letter, "has already laid open to every view the palpable truth, that the mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred, ready to ride them legitimately, by the grace of God."2 Jefferson didn't... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 2005 - 148 pages
...Monticello, September 28, 1820 The general spread of the light of science has already laid open to every view the palpable truth that the mass of mankind has not been born, with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred, ready to ride them legitimately, by the grace of god. To Roger C. Weightman,... | |
 | Ralph Keyes - 2007 - 416 pages
...famously argued that "The general spread of the light of science has already laid open to every view the palpable truth, that the mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred, ready to ride them legitimately, by the grace of God." This may have... | |
 | Chana B. Cox - 2006 - 302 pages
...to the rights of man. The general spread of the light of science has already laid open to every view the palpable truth, that the mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred, ready to ride them legitimately, by the grace of God.1 In Jefferson's... | |
 | William D. Pederson, Thomas T. Samaras, Frank J. Williams - 2007 - 216 pages
...general spread of the light of science," to use Jefferson's words, "has already laid open to every view the palpable truth, that the mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred, ready to ride them legitimately, by the grace of God." 37 3But, of... | |
 | Will Morrisey - 2005 - 294 pages
...would have disputed. "The general spread of the light of science has already laid open to every view the palpable truth, that the mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred, ready to ride them legitimately, by the grace of God."6 Although there... | |
 | Richard Koch, Chris Smith - 2006 - 228 pages
...signal of arousing men to ... assume the blessings and security of self-government . . . [based on] the palpable truth that the mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred, ready to ride them'. The American Revolution, against the British Crown,... | |
 | Thomas L. Pangle - 2006 - 208 pages
...to the rights of man. The general spread of the light of science has already laid open to every view the palpable truth, that the mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred, ready to ride them legitimately, by the grace of God." 4. The phraseology... | |
 | John R. Llewellyn - 2006 - 156 pages
...opening, to the rights of man. The general spread of this light of science has already laid open to view the palpable truth, that the mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred, ready to ride them legitimately, by the grace of God. The power these... | |
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