...Madison drafted his famous Memorial and Remonstrance declaring that certain things like religious duties “must be left to the conviction and conscience of...every man to exercise it as these may dictate.” 5 ' He explained why: Before any man can be considered as a member of Civil Society, he must be considered...

...Madison drafted his famous Memorial and Remonstrance declaring that certain things like religious duties "must be left to the conviction and conscience of...of every man to exercise it as these may dictate." 51 He explained why: Second, it is critical to understand that in America in the 1770s and 1780s two...

...Madison drafted his famous Memorial and Remonstrance declaring that certain things like religious duties "must be left to the conviction and conscience of...of every man to exercise it as these may dictate." 51 He explained why: Before any man can be considered as a member of Civil Society, he must be considered...

...the State, passed in 1776, this significant declaration. Religion or the duty we owe to the Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed...by reason and conviction, not by force or violence; And therefore all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion according to the dictates...

...agreed to another proposal also written by Madison: That religion, or the duty which we owe our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force and violence; and therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according...

...reasons by which we are determined. We remonstrate against the said Bill, s. Because we hold it for a fundamental and undeniable truth, “that Religion...of every man to exercise it as these may dictate. This right is in its nature an unalienable right. It is unalienable, because the opinions of men, depending...

...reasons by which we are determined. We remonstrate against the said Bill, i. Because we hold it for a fundamental and undeniable truth, “that religion...of every man to exercise it as these may dictate. This right is in its nature an unalienable right. It is unalienable, because the opinions of men, depending...

...opportunity for unlimited dissent among established Christian denominations. Because we hold it for a fundamental and undeniable truth, "that Religion...of every man to exercise it as these may dictate. This right is in its nature an unalienable right. It is unalienable, because the opinions of men, depending...

...borrowing some phrases from George Mason, enunciated it with special force. Because we hold it for a fundamental and undeniable truth, “that Religion...of every man to exercise it as these may dictate. This right is in its nature an unalienable right. 2' The same assumption is also presupposed in Jefferson's...

...the arguments of English republican theorists from Milton to Locke to Trenchard. First, he held it as a "fundamental and undeniable truth, 'that Religion...conviction, not by force or violence.' " The religion of each person is solely a matter ofthat person's conscience, and he or she has the right to exercise...