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For the last 250 years or so, secularists have waited patiently for the fulfilment of their prediction that religion would die out… — Daniel Taylor Copy Share Image
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Obviously we don't have 300 million people. We haven't got a big army. We don't have Hollywood. We're a medium small-sized country.… — John Ralston Saul Copy Share Image
I would tell you that for me the sanctity of life proceeds out of the belief that ancient principle that - where… — Mike Pence Copy Share Image
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[Donald] Trump wasn't even in public life back in 2002-2003. There was nothing Trump could have done one way or the other… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Progress is dependent upon a productive and dynamic tension between institutionalism and insurrectionism. Insurrectionists keep our institutions honest. Insurrection us are stewards… — Christopher Hayes Copy Share Image
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The separation of church and state was meant to protect church from state; a state that declares religion off limits in public… — Ben Shapiro Copy Share Image