 It is the duty of every man to render to the Creator such homage, and such only, as he believes to be acceptable to him. This duty is precedent, both in order of time and in degree of obligation, to the claims of civil society. Before any man can be considered...  Niles' National Register - Seite 2951817Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Sidney Earl Mead - 1985 - 176 Seiten
...precedent, both in order of time and degree of obligation, to the claims of civil society," because "before any man can be considered as a member of civil...considered as a subject of the governor of the universe." A person's first and ultimate "allegiance [is] to the universal sovereign." A man's duty is to obey... | |
 | Morton White - 1989 - 286 Seiten
...established. This duty to the Creator is called by Madison a duty which "is precedent, both in order of time and in degree of obligation, to the claims of Civil Society." Before any man can be regarded as a member of "Civil Society," Madison holds, he must be regarded as a subject of "the Governour... | |
 | Merrill D. Peterson, Robert C. Vaughan - 1988 - 392 Seiten
...homage and such only as he believes to be acceptable to Him. This duty is precedent, both in order of time and in degree of obligation, to the claims of...as a subject of the Governor of the Universe: And . . . every man who becomes a member of any particular civil society [does] it with a saving of his... | |
 | William Roscoe Estep - 1990 - 240 Seiten
...homage and such only as he believes to be acceptable to him. This duty is precedent, both in order of time and in degree of obligation, to the claims of...Society, he must be considered as a subject of the Governour of the Universe: And if a member of Civil Society, who enters into any subordinate Association,... | |
 | Arlin M. Adams, Charles J. Emmerich - 1990 - 200 Seiten
...to be acceptable to him." Liberty of conscience, Madison asserted, was "precedent, both in order of time and in degree of obligation, to the claims of Civil Society." He insisted that "the same authority which can force a citizen to contribute three pence ... for the... | |
 | Richard B. Couser - 1993 - 384 Seiten
...homage and such only as he believes to be acceptable to him. This duty is precedent, both in order of time and in degree of obligation, to the claims of...Society, he must be considered as a subject of the Governour of the Universe: And if a member of Civil Society, who enters into any subordinate Association,... | |
 | Harold J. Berman - 2000 - 432 Seiten
...believes to be acceptable to him This duty is precedent both in order of time and degree of ohligation, to the claims of Civil Society Before any man can...considered as a subject of the Governor of the Universe. . . . We maintain therefore that in matters of Religion, no man's right is abridged by the institution... | |
 | William John Bennett - 1994 - 274 Seiten
...is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." James Madison, an Episcopalian, insisted that "before any man can be considered as a member of Civil...as a subject of the Governor of the Universe." And even Thomas Jefferson, the great deist who was deeply skeptical of sectarianism in any form, agreed.... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson, James Madison - 1995 - 730 Seiten
...homage and such only as he believes to be acceptable to him. This duty is precedent, both in order of time and in degree of obligation, to the claims of...Society, he must be considered as a subject of the Governour of the Universe: And if a member of Civil Society, who enters into any subordinate Association,... | |
 | Lance Banning - 1995 - 264 Seiten
...homage and such only as he believes to be acceptable to him. This duty is precedent, both in order of time and in degree of obligation, to the claims of...Society, he must be considered as a subject of the Governour of the Universe: And if a member of Civil Society, who enters into any subordinate Association,... | |
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