No iron chain, or outward force of any kind, could ever compel the sou…

Thomas Carlyle
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No iron chain, or outward force of any kind, could ever compel the soul of man to believe or to disbelieve: it is his own indefeasible light, that judgment of his; he will reign and believe there by the grace of God alone! ✨ Thomas Carlyle (2014). The Selected Works of Thomas Carlyle, p.177, Lulu.com
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