We hold the pure doctrines of universal liberty of conscience, and conceive it our duty to endeavor to secure that sacred right to others, as well as to defend it for ourselves; for we undertake not to judge of the religious rectitude of tenets, but leave the whole matter to Him who made us.
Paine articulates a commitment to universal liberty of conscience, emphasizing the duty to protect this right for all and deferring judgment on religious beliefs to a higher power.
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