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“If Papists can be supposed to be as good subjects as others, they may be equally tolerated... If all subjects should be equally countenanced, & imployd by the Prince. the Papist[s] have an equall title.”

— John Locke

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Wikiquote: John Locke
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“Unknown text by John Locke reveals roots of 'foundational democratic ideas'” Alison Flood, The Guardian (3 Sept. 2019), manuscript titled “Reasons for tolerateing Papists equally with others” (written 1667-8)

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Locke, John. (n.d.). Wikiquote: John Locke. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Locke

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