The God who gave us life gave us liberty. Can the liberties of a natio…

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The God who gave us life gave us liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God? ✨ Thomas Jefferson (1998). Thomas Jefferson: His Words and Vision, p.17, Peter Pauper Press, Inc.
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