Tag Archives: Bad Passions

First Principles: Truth Can Stand By Itself. Subject Opinion To Coercion: Whom Will You Make Your Inquisitors

Posted on March 6, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Truth can stand by itself. Subject opinion to coercion: whom will you make your inquisitors?” – Thomas Jefferson (1781)

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First Principles: It Is Error Alone That Needs the Support of Government. Truth Can Stand By Itself.

Posted on August 15, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself. Subject opinion to coercion: whom will you make your inquisitors?” —Thomas Jefferson (1781)

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Tag Archives: Bad Passions

First Principles: Truth Can Stand By Itself. Subject Opinion To Coercion: Whom Will You Make Your Inquisitors

First Principles: It Is Error Alone That Needs the Support of Government. Truth Can Stand By Itself.

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