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Everyone must act according to the dictates of his own reason.
Thomas Jefferson
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Thomas Jefferson
Age: 83 †
Born: 1743
Born: April 2
Died: 1826
Died: July 4
3Rd U.S. President
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The clergy believe that any power confided in me will be exerted in opposition to their schemes, and they believe rightly.
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