The Deist needs none of those tricks and shows called miracles to conf…

Thomas Paine
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The Deist needs none of those tricks and shows called miracles to confirm his faith, for what can be a greater miracle than the creation itself, and his own existence? ✨ Thomas Paine (1830). The Theological Works of Thomas Paine: To which are Added the Profession of Faith of a Savoyard Vicar, p.341
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