Also in the Wikipedia page, it mentions the very similar thoughts of Jefferson: Thomas Jefferson had already addressed the notion of a tolerant society in his

Also in the Wikipedia page, it mentions the very similar thoughts of Jefferson: Thomas Jefferson had already addressed the notion of a tolerant society in his first inaugural speech, concerning those who might destabilize the United States and its unity, saying, "let them stand undisturbed as monuments of the safety with which error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.