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It is rare that the public sentiment decides immorally or unwisely and the individual who differs from it ought to distrust and examine well his own opinion.
It is rare that the public sentiment decides immorally or unwisely and the individual who differs from it ought to distrust and examine well his own opinion.
Approximate author period: c. 1784 AD · early modern
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- Thomas Jefferson
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- Approximate author period: c. 1784 AD · early modern
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