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An unjust composition never fails to contain error and falsehood. Therefore an unjust connection of ideas is not derived from nature, but from the imperfect composition of man.

— Ethan Allen Reason: The Only Oracle Of Man (1784)

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Ever since I arrived to a state of manhood, I have felt a sincere passion for liberty.

The gods of the valley are not the gods of the hills, and you shall understand it.

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In the name of the great Jehovah, and the Continental Congress!

As creation was the result of eternal and infinite wisdom, justice, goodness, and truth, and effected by infinite power, it is like its great author, mysterious to us.

Reason: The Only Oracle Of Man (1784)

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