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Have we not the right to our own views, and own interpretations, and…
Quote byBenjamin Fish Austin · 1850–1933
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Sermon (1899).
English (original)
Have we not the right to our own views, and own interpretations, and own creeds, and own Truths equal to those that proceeded us? Must we forever wear the cast-off garments of past ages?
— Benjamin Fish Austin
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