I have sworn upon the altar of God Eternal, hostility against every fo…

Thomas Jefferson
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I have sworn upon the altar of God Eternal, hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. ✨ Letter to Benjamin Rush, 23 Sept. 1800
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