By maintaining the separation of church and state, the United States has avoided the intolerance which has so divided the rest of the world with religious wars. (Barry Goldwater)

By maintaining the separation of church and state, the United States has avoided the intolerance which has so divided the rest of the world with religious wars.

Barry Goldwater

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