Accustom a people to believe that priests, or any other class of men c…

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Accustom a people to believe that priests, or any other class of men can forgive sins and you will have sins in abundance. ✨ Thomas Paine (2016). THE AMERICAN CRISIS – Revolutionary Work Which Inspired the American People to Fight for Their Independence: Including “The Life of Thomas Paine” – Extensive Biography of the Author, p.623, e-artnow
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