Thomas Jefferson Quotes:
Ocupation: 3rd U.S. President
Life: April 13, 1743 - July 4, 1826
Birthday: April 13
Death: July 4
Where the preamble declares, that coercion is a departure from the plan of the holy author of our religion, an amendment was proposed by inserting "Jesus Christ," so that it would read "A departure from the plan of Jesus Christ, the holy author of our religion;" the insertion was rejected by the great majority, in proof that they meant to comprehend, within the mantle of its protection, the Jew and the Gentile, the Christian and Mohammedan, the Hindoo and Infidel of every denomination.
source: "Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson". Book by Thomas Jefferson, 1821.
topic: Christian, Religious, Jesus, Infidel, Preamble, Organized Religion, Christian Denominations, Christian Right, Christianity And Government, Founding America, Founding Fathers Of America, Religion And Government, American Founding Fathers, Separation Between Church And State, Separation Of Church And State
