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" The number, the industry, and the morality of the priesthood, and the devotion of the people have been manifestly increased by the total separation of the church from the state. "

James Madison

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James Madison

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" The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty. "

" I should not regret a fair and full trial of the entire abolition of capital punishment. "

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" The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe with blood for centuries. "

" And I have no doubt that every new example will succeed, as every past one has done, in showing that religion and Government will both exist in greater purity, the less they are mixed together. "

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