God has formed us moral agents... that we may promote the happiness of those with whom He has placed us in society, by acting honestly towards all, benevolently to those who fall within our way, respecting sacredly their rights, bodily and mental, and cherishing especially their freedom of conscience, as we value our own. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (1884). The Works of Thomas Jefferson: Published by Order of Congress from the Original Manuscripts Deposited in the Department of State
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