It is rare that the public sentiment decides immorally or unwisely, an…

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It is rare that the public sentiment decides immorally or unwisely, and the individual who differs from it ought to distrust and examine well his own opinion. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, Jerry Holmes (2002). Thomas Jefferson: A Chronology of His Thoughts, p.175, Rowman & Littlefield
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