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By the oldest definition Free-Masonry is a peculiar (unique) system of morality veiled in allegory and illustrated with symbols. It is built upon the principles of Natural Philosophy and promotes progressive scientific inquiry as the rational approach to advancing human understanding.
By the end of the seventeenth century reason had replaced superstition as the framework of human knowledge and understanding. The result was a new age of human enlightenment and freedom that would witness the end of theocracy and monarchy throughout most of the western world. Masonic lodges were at the core of this new cosmopolitan movement and provided safe havens for free thinkers such as Benjamin Franklin and Voltaire.
The Grand Orient of the United States of America is an active agent in preserving the rights and freedoms of all people. Through the promotion of freedom of conscience and the principles of the Grand Orient of the United States of America, we carry the spirit of the Age of Enlightenment forward for future generations.
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