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“More thinking is required, and we should all exercise our God-given right to think and be unafraid to express our opinions, with proper respect for those to whom we talk and proper acknowledgment of our own shortcomings. We must preserve freedom of the mind in the church and resist all efforts to suppress it. The church is not so much concerned with whether the thoughts of its members are orthodox or heterodox as it is that they shall have thoughts.”

Quote by Hugh B. Brown

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American attorney born on October 24, 1883, and died on December 2, 1975. Hugh B. Brown is renowned for his outstanding contributions to the legal field. more

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