The hocus-pocus phantasm of a God, like another Cerberus, with one bod…

Thomas Jefferson
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The hocus-pocus phantasm of a God, like another Cerberus, with one body and three heads, had its birth and growth in the blood of thousands and thousands of martyrs. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (2011). Jefferson on Freedom: Wisdom, Advice, and Hints on Freedom, Democracy, and the American Way, p.39, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
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