It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods, or no God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.

Thomas Jefferson

Notes on the State of Virginia

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Original Citation

Jefferson, Thomas [published anonymously]. Notes on the State of Virginia. Paris: Philippe Denis Pierres, 1785, query 17.

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Current Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. Notes on the State of Virginia, edited by Frank Shuffelton. Penguin Classics, 1998, query 17.

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A quote by Thomas Jefferson about freedom of religion: “It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods…”

A quote by Thomas Jefferson about freedom of religion: “It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods…”

A quote by Thomas Jefferson about freedom of religion: “It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods…”