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> [In every country and in every age, the priest has been hostile to liberty. He is always in alliance with the despot, abetting his abuses in return for protection to his own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-jefferson/in-every-country-and-in-every-age-the-priest-has-been-hostile-to-3/)

[Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-jefferson/)

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> [In every country and every age, the priest has been hostile to liberty. He is always in alliance with the despot, abetting his abuses in return for protection to his own. It is easier to acquire wealth and power by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-jefferson/in-every-country-and-every-age-the-priest-has-been-hostile-to-liberty/)

[Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-jefferson/)

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