It is time enough, for the rightful purposes of civil government, for its officers to interfere [in the propagation of religious teachings] when principles break out into overt acts against peace and good order.
![It is time enough, for the rightful purposes of civil government, for its officers to interfere [in the propagation of religious teachings] when principles break out into overt acts against peace and good order.](http://cdn.quoteddaily.com/images/thomas-jefferson/it-is-time-enough-for-the-rightful-purposes-of-civil-government-for-its-officers-to-interfere-in-the-propagation-of.jpg)
It is time enough, for the rightful purposes of civil government, for its officers to interfere [in the propagation of religious teachings] when principles break out into overt acts against peace and good order.