The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Library Edition, Vol. 8

Download or read book The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Library Edition, Vol. 8 written by Thomas Jefferson and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-28 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Library Edition, Vol. 8: Containing His Autobiography, Notes on Virginia, Parliamentary Manual, Official Papers, Messages and Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private SO Jefferson, when he looked back over his life, saw, not the things that he had received, but the things that he had given to the world; not the things men had done for him, but the things he had done for mankind. I have been asked to write about the Statute for Establishing Religious Freedom, prepared by Thomas Jefferson, and enacted by the State of Virginia in 1786, about eight years after it was drafted. Let me quote you the statute. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.