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Freemasonry must stand upon the rock of truth, religion, political, social, and economic. nothing is so worthy of its care as freedom in all its aspects. "free" is the most vital part of freemasonry. it means freedom of thought and expression, freedom of spiritual and religious ideals, freedom from oppression, freedom from ignorance, superstition, vice and bigotry, freedom to acquire and possess property, to go and come at pleasure, and to rise or fall according to will of ability.
-Theodore Roosevelt
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Freemasonry Must Stand Upon The Rock Of

Theodore Roosevelt
Freemasonry must stand upon the rock of truth, religion, political, social, and economic. nothing is so worthy of its care as freedom in all its aspects. "free" is the most vital part of freemasonry. it means freedom of thought and expression, freedom of spiritual and religious ideals, freedom from oppression, freedom from ignorance, superstition, vice and bigotry, freedom to acquire and possess property, to go and come at pleasure, and to rise or fall according to will of ability.
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