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No, I wasn't aware of that possibility. It wouldn't diminish him one iota, as far as I'm concerned.
Certainly, he was highly regarded by most all of his peers.
An interesting man, not without his own inner conflicts and struggles, although quiet and reticent about such, mentioning them only briefly.
He knew government by it's nature included the claimed powers to commit violence. He fought against such a government, yet fought to institute another which would make the same claim of power. I get the impression he was smart enough to realize the possibility that the "new" could grow to become as bad as the "old".
Such a similar mindset helped guide the framers of the Constitution to attempt to limit the powers of government, over men. It worked, after a fashion, But as with most all doings of man, it has produced mixed results, even from the very beginning. Which leads us right back to the real source of the troubles. The wicked heart of man(kind).
Then why did he request, and was granted, believer's baptism by John Gano, a Baptist pastor?