#separation

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. ↗

— James Madison

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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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So I've never found there was any particular separation between the two cultures at all, musically speaking. ↗

— Neville Marriner

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It is true that traditional Christianity is losing some of its appeal among Americans, but that is a religious, not political, matter. It is worth remembering that the Jeffersonian 'wall of separation' between church and state has always been intended to protect the church from the state as much as the state from the church. ↗

— Jon Meacham

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News, by and large, has been the purest of all the television mediums, or at least we've tried to keep it that way, and there constantly is the argument about the separation between church and state. ↗

— Leslie Moonves

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But separation of church and state was never meant to separate God and government. ↗

— Roy Moore

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The basic premise of the Constitution was a separation of powers and a system of checks and balances because man was perceived as a fallen creature and would always yearn for more power. ↗

— Roy Moore

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When I started you were more in touch with the people you were playing to. There wasn't the distance or the separation that there is now. ↗

— Van Morrison

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And one of the frustrating parts, but it's an inherent part of our democracy, is we have separation of powers. ↗

— George Pataki

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LA can be a very open and accepting creative environment. But it is important, because there is this odd separation here, it is important to make your kids mindful of other people and other people's plight. ↗

— Ryan Phillippe

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