Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Great American secular humanists — Thomas Jefferson


Third in a series:

"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 the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just.

- Thomas Jefferson, Drafted the Declaration of Independence, third president of the United States.

Earlier: James Madison, Harry S. Truman

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

If Thomas Jefferson trembles when he reflects that God is just, the Commonwealth of Virginia should brace for an earthquake.

10:04 PM  

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