Quote #44

It was the only treaty made by the settlers with the Indians that was never sworn to, and the only one that was never broken. ~ Voltaire, contrasting Penn's treaty with the Delaware (Leni Lenape) Indians, with most others that had been made in the colonization of America.

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  3. No men, nor number of men upon earth, hath power or authority to rule over men's consciences in religious matters.
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  7. O Lord, help me not to despise or oppose what I do not understand.
  8. Liberty without obedience is confusion, and obedience without liberty is slavery.

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