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Extract from Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on the State of Virginia

Reason and experiment have been indulged, and error has fled before them. It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.

[Query XVII, “Religion”]

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Author
Thomas Jefferson
Date Range
1771 - 1790
Date
January 1, 1782 to December 31, 1782
Collection
Quotes by and about Thomas Jefferson
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Reason
Religion
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