Reason and free inquiry are the only effectual agents against error. ✨…

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Reason and free inquiry are the only effectual agents against error. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, Richard Holland Johnston, Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association of the United States The Writings of Thomas Jefferson
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