We are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead, nor to tolerate any error so long as reason is left free to combat it.

Thomas Jefferson

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Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to William Roscoe. 27 Dec. 1820.

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Jefferson, Thomas. "William Roscoe, Dec. 27, 1820." The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson, edited by Adrienne Koch and William Peden. Modern Library, 1998.

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Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the houseNot a creature was stirring-not even a mouse;The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.

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Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring-not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.