“No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free, no one ever will. If virtuous, it need not fear the fair operation of attack and defense. Nature has given to man no other means of sifting out the truth, either in religion, law, or

Hans Moller, "No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free, no one ever will. If virtuous, it need not fear the fair operation of attack and defense. Nature has given to man no other means of sifting out the truth, either in religion, law, or politics."--Thomas Jefferson, 1792. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1951, gouache on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.218
Hans Moller, "No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free, no one ever will. If virtuous, it need not fear the fair operation of attack and defense. Nature has given to man no other means of sifting out the truth, either in religion, law, or, 1951, gouache on paper mounted on paperboard, sheet: 23 1⁄4 x 20 3⁄4 in. (59.2 x 52.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.218

Artwork Details

Title
“No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free, no one ever will. If virtuous, it need not fear the fair operation of attack and defense. Nature has given to man no other means of sifting out the truth, either in religion, law, or politics.” – Thomas Jefferson, 1792. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Artist
Date
1951
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 23 1⁄4 x 20 3⁄4 in. (59.2 x 52.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums
Mediums Description
gouache on paper mounted on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Jefferson, Thomas — head
  • Occupation — political — president
Object Number
1984.124.218
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.218

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Childe Hassam, The South Ledges, Appledore, 1913, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly, 1929.6.62
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Childe Hassam, Maréchal Niel Roses, 1919, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly, 1929.6.58
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Date1900
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