God who gave us life gave us liberty. And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the Gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that His justice cannot sleep forever.
2007-10-03 17:25:54 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
{mdnif} I meant does anyone know.
2007-10-03 17:33:29 · update #1
{Toadaly} Thomas Jefferson
2007-10-03 17:43:47 · update #2
President Thomas Jefferson
2007-10-03 17:29:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Thomas Jefferson
2007-10-03 17:35:43 · answer #2 · answered by Molly 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Thomas Jefferson
2007-10-03 17:34:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Thomas J
2007-10-03 17:30:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
What part of the bible leads you to believe god gave you liberty?
Granted it has been a long time since I actually read scripture, but I have a pretty amazing memory and I can recall the bible telling you to obey the law of the land.
And Christians have lined up to obey the "law" even when it meant torturing innocent women & children because they had birthmarks. Or killing and/or imprisoning scientists who tried to disprove that the world was flat, or that the universe rotated around the earth.
mmmmmmmmmm, so why would god be mad now?
Makes me extra glad that I have chosen my own path.
2007-10-03 17:32:48 · answer #5 · answered by Gem 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They are commonly attributed to Thomas Jefferson, but there is no proof that he actually said them, unfortunately.
See http://candst.tripod.com/studygd7d.htm
However, if you read Thomas Jefferson's own writings, it was clear that he did believe in God.
2007-10-03 17:31:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Jefferson.
Now guess who said these words:
"I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, thus building a wall of separation between church and state."
2007-10-03 17:29:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's supposed to be Thomas Jefferson, but there are problems on whether he actually said it all at once or one part on one occasion and another at a different occasion.
sort of a combined quote.
2007-10-03 17:31:17 · answer #8 · answered by Obed (original) 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I count 8 right answers, and this one makes 9
Thomas Jefferson
2007-10-03 17:48:29 · answer #9 · answered by Caveman 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Read Jefferson's so called "separation of church and state letter to see what he said.
note:
It is ridiculous to use this letter to remove anything christian from US.The letter has never been part of the constitution.
2007-10-03 17:40:56 · answer #10 · answered by robert p 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋