...On a circular band around the dome of the rotunda, there was a famous quotation carved in the stone: "I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility...against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." She found herself repeating the sentence several times aloud. She truly enjoyed the smooth temperance...

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...schemes to establish their religion through law, Jefferson claimed. "And they believe rightly," he added, "for I have sworn upon the altar of god, eternal hostility...against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Clearly, Jefferson saw himself as the righteous party in this dispute. While Jefferson remained publicly...

...ennobled the individual and unleashed the creativity of the human spirit. Thomas Jefferson declared, "I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility...against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." The Age of Reason also had a dark side, of course. Claims to reason have justified appalling atrocities,...

...Lincoln and Jefferson memorials in Washington. Prominent in the latter is Jefferson's famous statement, "I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility...against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." For that, and similar statements, Jefferson can be respected, especially by intellectuals who regard...

...Objectivity," Action (16 Jan. 1970). ' Beneath the title, every issue of Action quoted Thomas Jefferson: "I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility...against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." he quoted President Eisenhower on the misinformation about the Middle East, and ended with a call for...