I am for freedom of religion, and against all maneuvers to bring about…

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I am for freedom of religion, and against all maneuvers to bring about a legal ascendency of one sect over another. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, Brett F. Woods (2009). Thomas Jefferson: Thoughts on War and Revolution : Annotated Correspondence, p.143, Algora Publishing
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