...an American art. " And then in a line deservedly set to music by Randall Thompson, Jefferson wrote: "The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same...the hand of force may destroy, but cannot disjoin them."2 All of this (written in July 1774) failed to bend either Parliament or the king. It did, however,...

...British America. The rights he claimed for Virginians came from "the laws of nature," not from the king. "The god who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time," the young Albemarle County burgess had written. "The hand of force may destroy, but cannot disjoin them."21...

...discussion of Burlamaqui, see Chapter 1 in this volume.) 86 Jefferson closes the Summary View by remarking: "The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same...hand of force may destroy, but cannot disjoin them." The rights to freedom of thought and religion stem from the same basic source — nature (given my...

...hunp.ers. and worth which were above and beyond the power of men or governments to bestow or withhold. "The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the...force may destroy, but cannot disjoin them," Jefferson wrote. It was the "Creator" who, by "the laws of nature," entitled people to "life, liberty, and the...

...and America. Jefferson concluded with a vague hint that the solution may be independence for America: "The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same...hand of force may destroy, but cannot disjoin them." Although it had little impact on the king, A Summary View earned Jefferson an intercolonial reputation...

...education, and as he propounded, in Lincoln's words, the "axioms of a free society." 41 3 The Revolutionary "The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same...hand of force may destroy, but cannot disjoin them." (1774) Admitted to the practice of law in 1767, Thomas Jefferson for the next seven years seemed headed...

...British America. Jefferson claimed that colonial allegiance to the king was voluntary. Jefferson argued, "The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same...hand of force may destroy, but cannot disjoin them." On June 11, 1776, Jefferson was chosen to direct a group of five men to prepare the Declaration of...

...words that have often been cited to demonstrate his commitment to the primacy of individual rights, "The god who gave us life, gave us liberty at the...hand of force may destroy, but cannot disjoin them." But commentators sometimes neglect Jefferson's careful and characteristic placement of rights within...

...words that have often been cited to demonstrate his commitment to the primacy of individual rights, "The god who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time: the hand offeree may destroy, but cannot disjoin them." But commentators sometimes neglect Jefferson's careful...

...dispose of those commodities which they cannot use, or to supply those wants which they cannot supply. Still less let it be proposed that our properties...hand of force may destroy, but cannot disjoin them. This, sire, is our last, our determined resolution; and that you will be pleased to interpose with...