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606. ATHEISM, Calumnious charges of.—

As to the calumny of Atheism, I am so
broken to calumnies of every kind, from
every department of government, Executive,
Legislative, and Judiciary, and from every
minion of theirs holding office or seeking it,
that I entirely disregard it, and from Chace it
will have less effect than from any other man
in the United States.—
To James Monroe. Ford ed., vii, 447.
(Ep., May. 1800)