A quotation from John Adams

Books that cannot bear examination, certainly ought not to be established as divine inspiration by penal laws.

John Adams (1735–1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797–1801)
Letter (1825-01-23) to Thomas Jefferson


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