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We see with what keenness and zeal the frivolous business of Freemasons is conducted, by persons knit together by the secrecy of their union.

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Adam Weishaupt
Age: 82 †
Born: 1748
Born: February 6
Died: 1830
Died: November 18
Canon Law Jurist
Lawyer
Philosopher
Theologian
University Teacher
Writer
Johann Adam Weishaupt
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