Asked by alex

Well aware that Almighty God hath created the mind free and that all attempts to influence it by . . . punishments . . . or by civil incapacitations, tend only to beget habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and are a departure from the plan of the Holy author of our religion.

According to Jefferson, what happens when people are punished for what they think?

more people are thrown into jail
God grows angry
people become mean and hypocritical
God’s plans must change

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
people become mean and hypocritical