Neither Pagan nor Mahamedan nor Jew ought to be excluded from the civi…

Thomas Jefferson
1179 citations
Neither Pagan nor Mahamedan nor Jew ought to be excluded from the civil rights of the Commonwealth because of his religion. -quoting John Locke's argument.
Hope
30

More Author Quotes

We are firmly convinced, and we act on that conviction, that with nations as with individuals our interests soundly calculated will ever be found inseparable from our moral duties, and history bears … ▶
A great deal of love given to a few is better than a little to many. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, Maria Hadfield Cosway, John P. Kaminski (1999). Jefferson in Love: The Love Letters Between Thomas Jefferson & … ▶
The main objects of all science, the freedom and happiness of man. . . . [are] the sole objects of all legitimate government. A plaque with this quotation, with the first phrase omitted, is in the st … ▶
My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy! ✨ Thomas Jefferson (1829). Memoirs, correspondence and private pa … ▶
Eternal Vigilance is the price of democracy.

Neither Pagan nor Mahamedan nor Jew ought to be excluded from the civil rights of the Commonwealth because of his religion. -quoting John Locke's argument.

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes