by Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826)
The God who gave us life gave us liberty...
Language: English
The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time; the hand of force may destroy but cannot disjoin them.
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- by Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826), no title, written 1774 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Randall Thompson (1899 - 1984), "The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time", 1943, first performed 1943 [chorus and orchestra], from the cantata The Testament of Freedom, no. 1 [ sung text checked 1 time]
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