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" 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 - Page 44
by Thomas Jefferson - 1899
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Memoirs, Correspondence, and Private Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Late ...

Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1829 - 662 pages
...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...
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Memoirs, correspondence and private papers of Thomas Jefferson, ed. by T.J ...

Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 1102 pages
...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...
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Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, from the Papers of ..., Volume 4

Thomas Jefferson - Presidents - 1830 - 550 pages
...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...
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Sketches of the Life, Writings, and Opinions of Thomas Jefferson: With ...

B. L. Rayner - History - 1832 - 568 pages
...' 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...
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Life of Thomas Jefferson: With Selections from the Most Valuable Portions of ...

B. L. Rayner - 1834 - 442 pages
...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...
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Report of the Debates and Proceedings of the Convention for the Revision of ...

Kentucky. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional amendments - 1849 - 1140 pages
...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...
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The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence, cont. Reports and opinions ...

Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1854 - 676 pages
...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...
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The Life of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3

Henry Stephens Randall - Presidents - 1858 - 916 pages
...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...
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The Life of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3

Henry Stephens Randall - Presidents - 1858 - 758 pages
...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...
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The Methodist Quarterly Review, Volume 41

Methodist Church - 1859 - 694 pages
...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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