We ought not to schismatize on either men or measures. Principles alon…

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We ought not to schismatize on either men or measures. Principles alone can justify that. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (2010). The Works of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence and Papers, 1808-1816, p.193, Cosimo, Inc.
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We ought not to schismatize on either men or measures. Principles alone can justify that. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (2010). The Works of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence and Papers, 1808-1816, p.193, Cosimo, Inc.

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