 Some men look at constitutions with sanctimonious reverence, and deem them like the ark of the covenant, too sacred to be touched. They ascribe to the men of the preceding age a wisdom more than human, and suppose what they did to be beyond amendment.  The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: 1816-1826 - Seite 44von Thomas Jefferson - 1899Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 662 Seiten
...misery, to have no sensibilities left but for sinning and suffering. Then begins, indeed, the bettum omnium in omnia, which some philosophers observing...with sanctimonious reverence, and deem them, like the ark of the covenant, too sacred to be touched. They ascribe to the men of the preceding age a wisdom... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 1102 Seiten
...misery, to have no sensibilities left but for sinning and suffering. Then begins, indeed, the helium omnium in omnia, which some philosophers observing...with sanctimonious reverence, and deem them, like the ark of the covenant, too sacred to be touched. They ascribe to the men of the preceding age a wisdom... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1830 - 550 Seiten
...this world, have mistaken it for the natural, instead of the abusive state of man. And the fore-horse of this frightful team is public debt. Taxation follows...with sanctimonious reverence, and deem them, like the ark of the covenant, too sacred to be touched. They ascribe to the men of the preceding age a wisdom... | |
 | B. L. Rayner - 1832 - 568 Seiten
...' verily a great man hath fallen this day in Israel.' PROGRESSIVE IMPROVEMENT, POPULAR RIGHTS.—" Some men look at constitutions with sanctimonious reverence, and deem them, like the ark of the covenant, too sacred to be touched. They ascribe to the men of the preceding age a wisdom... | |
 | B. L. Rayner - 1834 - 442 Seiten
...necessarily limited, but possess great interest and value. THE CONSTITUTION — POPULAR RIGHTS. — ' Some men look at constitutions with sanctimonious reverence, and deem them like the ark of the covenant, too sacred to -be touched. They ascribe to the men of the preceding age a wisdom... | |
 | Kentucky. Constitutional Convention - 1849 - 1140 Seiten
...county." "Some men look at constitutions with saneti' monious reverence, and deem them, like the ark 'of the covenant, too sacred to be touched. They ' ascribe to the men of the preceeding age a wis' dom more than human, and suppose what they 'did, to be beyond amendment. I know... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1854 - 676 Seiten
...second for a third ; and so on, till the bulk of the society is reduced to be mere automatons of misery, to have no sensibilities left but for sinning and...with sanctimonious reverence, and deem them like the ark of the covenant, too sacred to be touched. They ascribe to the men of the preceding age a wisdom... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - 1858 - 916 Seiten
...fore-horse of this frightful team is public debt. Taxation follows that, and in its train, wretchedness "ml oppression. Some men look at constitutions with sanctimonious reverence, and deem them like the ark of the covenant, too sacred to be touched. They ascribe to the men of the preceding age a wisdom... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - 1858 - 758 Seiten
...fore-horse of this frightful team is public debt. Taxation follows that, and in its train, wretchedness muí oppression. Some men look at constitutions with sanctimonious reverence, and deem them like the ark of the covenant, too sacred to be touched. They ascribe to the men of the preceding age a wisdom... | |
 | 1859 - 694 Seiten
...relentless war against what has been called in the nomenclature of the dxj,fogyism. He says, in 1816 : " Some men look at constitutions with sanctimonious reverence, and deem them, like the ark of the covenant, too sacred to be touched. They ascribe to the men of the preceding age a wisdom... | |
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