Truth will do well enough if left to shift for herself. She seldom has…

Thomas Jefferson
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Truth will do well enough if left to shift for herself. She seldom has received much aid from the power of great men to whom she is rarely known and seldom welcome. She has no need of force to procure entrance into the minds of men. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (2004). Light and Liberty: Reflections on the Pursuit of Happiness, p.114, Modern Library
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