“To the corruptions of Christianity I am indeed opposed; but not to the genuine precepts of Jesus himself.”

—  Thomas Jefferson

Letter to Benjamin Rush (12 April 1803) http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/jeff1122.htm
1800s, First Presidential Administration (1801–1805)
Context: To the corruptions of Christianity I am indeed opposed; but not to the genuine precepts of Jesus himself. I am a Christian, in the only sense he wished any one to be; sincerely attached to his doctrines, in preference to all others; ascribing to himself every human excellence; & believing he never claimed any other.

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