It behooves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to…

Thomas Jefferson
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It behooves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of it in the case of others: or their case may, by change of circumstances, become his own. ✨ Letter to Benjamin Rush, 21 Apr. 1803
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It behooves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of it in the case of others: or their case may, by change of circumstances, become his own. ✨ Letter to Benjamin Rush, 21 Apr. 1803

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