The Founders on Religion: A Book of QuotationsJames H. Hutson Princeton University Press, 10. 11. 2009 - Počet stran: 288 What did the founders of America think about religion? Until now, there has been no reliable and impartial compendium of the founders' own remarks on religious matters that clearly answers the question. This book fills that gap. A lively collection of quotations on everything from the relationship between church and state to the status of women, it is the most comprehensive and trustworthy resource available on this timely topic. |
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... reel 124, Library of Congress. 11. James Madison to William Bradford, September 25, 1773, William T. Hutchinson and William M. E. Rachal, eds., The Papers of James Madison (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1962), 1:96. 12. Frank ...
... 12, 1821, Adams Papers (microfilm), reel 124, Library of Congress. It is not clear whether other Founders shared Adams's view of Wesley and the Methodists. Founding Generation Members Quoted in This Volume # Abigail Adams. Preface xix.
... reel 2, Library of Congress. I entreat you to comply strictly with my advice: refrain entirely from ardent spirits and strong malt liquors, and use wine with great moderation. Without a reformation you can not reasonably expect your ...
... reel 3. [Charles Carroll, Jr., died, April 3, 1825—Ed.]. I presume that he expressed anguish and repentance for the life he led; the course of which both of us have more cause to lament than his end. He has appeared before a judge, the ...
... reel 95. All Nations, known in History or in Travels have hoped, believed and expected a future and better State. The Maker of the Universe, the Cause of all Things, whether We call it, Fate or Chance or god has inspired this Hope. If ...