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Quote from John Goodwin,


"Freedom of conscience is a natural right,
both antecedent and superior to all human laws
and institutions whatever;
a right which laws never gave and
a right which laws can never take away."


By:

John Goodwin (more quotes by John Goodwin or books by/about John Goodwin)


(1594-1664) English preacher, Puritan theologian[1][2] and prolific author

Source:

Might and Right Well Met, 1648

Categories:

Conscience, Constitution, Free Thought, Independence, Individual Rights, Justice, Law, Reason, Responsibility

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