"God who gave us life gave us liberty.
And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure
if we have removed their only firm basis:
a conviction in the minds of men
that these liberties are the gift of God?
That they are not to be violated but with His wrath?
Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just;
that His justice cannot sleep forever." | by: | Thomas Jefferson
(1743-1826), US Founding Father, drafted the Declaration of Independence, 3rd US President |
Source: | Thomas Jefferson Memorial building, Panel Three.
This quote has been found to be the paraphrasing of several quotes from different sources.
See: http://www.monticello.org/site/jefferson/quotations-jefferson-memorial#Panel_Three |
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