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6153. OFFICE-HOLDERS, Freedom of opinion and.—[continued].

The right of opinion
shall suffer no invasion from me. Those who
have acted well have nothing to fear, however
they may have differed from me in opinion;


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those who have done ill, however, have nothing
to hope; nor shall I fail to do justice
lest it should be ascribed to that difference of
opinion.—
To Elbridge Gerry. Washington ed. iv, 391. Ford ed., viii, 42.
(W. March. 1801)