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Extract from Thomas Jefferson to John Adams

Monticello Oct. 28. 13.

the law for religious freedom ... put down the aristocracy of the clergy, and restored to the citizen the freedom of the mind.

RC (MHi). Published in PTJRS, 6:562–8.
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Author
Thomas Jefferson
Recipient
John Adams
Date Range
1810 - 1820
Date
October 28, 1813
Collection
Quotes by and about Thomas Jefferson
Repository
MHi
Quote Category
Religion

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