With a faithful and honest trial of nearly three years, we were compelled to renounce the principles we entertained, both in relation to governments and religion and society, as false in theory and pernicious in their practical tendencies.
Through an exhaustive evaluation spanning almost three years, we were driven to reevaluate our initial beliefs regarding governments, religion, and societal norms, concluding that they were fundamentally flawed and had negative consequences in practice.