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True liberty consists only in the power of doing what we ought to will, and in not being constrained to do what we ought not to will

Jonathan Edwards

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Jonathan Edwards
Age: 54 †
Born: 1703
Born: October 5
Died: 1758
Died: March 22
Clergyman
Philosopher
Theologian
Writer
East Windsor
Connecticut
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Ought
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