...established and maintained false religions over the greatest part of the world, and through all time; that to compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagations of opinions which he disbelieves, is sinful and tyrannical, that even forcing him to support...

...Tennessee are compelled by law to contribute money. Jefferson had said that it was sinful and tyrannical to compel a man to furnish contributions of money...the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves. The Tennessee legislators representing the people of their state were merely applying this principle....

...the natural rights of man, if I am not mistaken, is, as you once wrote, the right not to be compelled to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves, and abhors. Mr. Bryan, I think, disbelieves and abhors the opinion that mail evolved from a lower form...

...who being Lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either. . . . ; that to compel a man to furnish contributions of money...opinions which he disbelieves is sinful and tyrannical; that even the forcing him to support this or that teacher of his own religious persuasion is depriving...

...concepts that an individual is entitled to his or her own beliefs. Indeed, Thomas Jefferson stated that "to compel a man to furnish contributions of...propagation of opinions which he disbelieves, is sinful and tyrannical."1 Mr. Jefferson s admonition is as compelling today as when he spoke those words over 200...

...embraced collectivism based on coercion, and discarded individual liberty. As Thomas Jefferson said, "To compel a man to furnish contributions of money...opinions which he disbelieves is sinful and tyrannical." The coercive powers that union officials wield courtesy of Federal law not only rob individual employees...

...established and maintained false religions over the greatest part of the world and through all time: that to compel a man to furnish contributions of money...for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical; that even the forcing him to support this or that teacher of his...

...theologies and doctrines of a faith to which they did not subscribe." It cited Thomas Jefferson's admonition that " 'to compel a man to furnish contributions of...opinions which he disbelieves, is sinful and tyrannical.' "22 The court also noted James Madison's fear that the slightest breach of the wall separating church...

...political views that those Americans find to be wrong or even abhorrent. Thomas Jefferson once wrote, "To compel a man to furnish contributions of money...opinions which he disbelieves, is sinful and tyrannical," and many Americans still feel that way today. Whether or not they should feel that way is not terribly...

...purposes, it still is wrong on a policy level and it exacerbates religious tensions. As Jefferson said: "[T]o compel a man to furnish contributions of money...opinions which he disbelieves, is sinful and tyrannical." This helps explain why so many religious leaders — on the left and the right — oppose the program....