I may grow rich by an art I am compelled to follow; I may recover heal…

Thomas Jefferson
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I may grow rich by an art I am compelled to follow; I may recover health by medicines I am compelled to take against my own judgment; but I cannot be saved by a worship I disbelieve and abhor. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (1900). The Life and Writings of ...
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I may grow rich by an art I am compelled to follow; I may recover health by medicines I am compelled to take against my own judgment; but I cannot be saved by a worship I disbelieve and abhor. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (1900). The Life and Writings of ...

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