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“A change in Opinion is the necessary effect of succession in the acquisition of new ideas, & I am disposed to believe that no new truth can ever be acquired but at the expense of an Old error.”
Benjamin Rush (1746–1813) was an American Founding Father, revolutionary, and respected Philadelphia physician, educator, and reformer. Rush was a leader in Philadelphia, signing the Declaration of Independence, serving as the vice president of the American Philosophical Society, and representing Pennsylvania in the Constitutional Convention.
