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1823. March 20th.

Constitut. Code

Ch. XI. Minister collecttively
§ 15. Religion Minister
none
Post off to the Appendix.

§.16. Religion Minister, none

Art. This In the Legislative Executive Department
there is no Sub-department for the business of religion. This
Constitution takes no cognizance of any opinion on the subject
of religion. It allows of no reward at the public expence punishment for advocavo
for advocating any particular opinion on the subject of religion. It allows of no punishment for ad--vocating any particular opinion on the subject of religion.
It leaves to each individual, upon hearing such argument
as he chooses to hear, to decide for himself, on each occasion,
what opinion has truth on its side.

Sooner or later is Reason-giving?

What is true will be sure to be embrace of all declaration
of opinion be left alike f neither punished nor rewarded,
It never will be embraced of them so long as there is be any opinion which is
rewarded what Minall Be it ever so erroneous and ever so
mischievous it will be publicably embraced so long as any thing
as to be got by their embracing it.

He who professes a desire to induce all others either
by evil punishment or by reward at the expence of any
are by involuntary contributor, by reward declares himself
thereby an enemy to the whole human race.

Thus to act is no betray either if not fraudulency tyranny of self
-sufficiency in the entrance. Such is All other man are
: I and then if any whose opinion caused exactly
with mine. we al since. Hence it is that as
in a it is necessary that the puts should
be kept in a state of constant subjectionsubject to the absolute will of the Keeper so is it, then
all other men should be kept in a state of constant subjection
to me and mine.

Whether in relation to with a view to the happiness of the private life
the influence of religion this or that opinion in the subject be or be not beneficial the impropriety
of applying the power of Government to the mention of it is
equally man. If it be prom or simply at
the impropriety is manifest: if be ever so beneficial it
without any establishment or grasp force of such establishment
with more efficacy than order any other establishment
Witness the United States.

Identifier: | JB/042/124/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 42.
Date_1	1823-03-20	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	042	Main Headings	constitutional code
Folio number	124	Info in main headings field	constitut. code
Image	001	Titles	religion minister, none
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	e1
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	j whatman turkey mill 1822
Marginals		Paper Producer	admiral pavel chichagov
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1822
Notes public		ID Number	13047
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