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I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led, and bearding every authority which stood in their way.
Source: Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Cooper, 1814.
-- Thomas Jefferson, (Apr 13 1743-1826), US president, educator, architect, inventor; He wrote the Declaration of Independence, was the 3rd President, and founded U. of Virginia, 1819.