"I had no idea, however, that in Pennsylvania,……" — Thomas Jefferson

I had no idea, however, that in Pennsylvania, the cradle of toleration… - Thomas Jefferson
"I had no idea, however, that in Pennsylvania, the cradle of toleration and freedom of religion, it [fanaticism] could have arisen to the height you describe. This must be owing to the growth of Presbyterianism. The blasphemy of the five points of Calvin, and the impossibility of defending them, render their advocates impatient of reasoning, irritable, and prone to denunciation."

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