Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind and unfits it for …

James Madison
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Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind and unfits it for every noble enterprise, every expanded prospect. ✨ James Madison, Ralph Ketcham Selected Writings of James Madison, Hackett Publishing
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