Thomas Jefferson Quote

It is time enough, for the rightful purposes of civil government, for its officers to interfere [in the propagation of religious teachings] when principles break out into overt acts against peace and good order.


Notes on the State of Virginia,... with a map (ed. 1794)


It is time enough, for the rightful purposes of civil government, for its officers to interfere [in the propagation of religious teachings] when...

It is time enough, for the rightful purposes of civil government, for its officers to interfere [in the propagation of religious teachings] when...

It is time enough, for the rightful purposes of civil government, for its officers to interfere [in the propagation of religious teachings] when...

It is time enough, for the rightful purposes of civil government, for its officers to interfere [in the propagation of religious teachings] when...