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title: "3 Secular Law Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [For democrats, it's as crucial to defend secular culture as to preserve secular law. And in fact the two projects are inseparable:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-willis/for-democrats-it-s-as-crucial-to-defend-secular-culture-as-to/)

[Ellen Willis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-willis/)

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> [“Church doctrine has no place in secular law. You can't take away people's rights to meet your own religious criteria.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marie-sexton/church-doctrine-has-no-place-in-secular-law-you-can-t-take-away/)

[Marie Sexton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marie-sexton/)

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> [People of faith should not invoke the power of the state to decide what everyone can believe or think or read or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-kennedy/people-of-faith-should-not-invoke-the-power-of-the-state-to-decide/)

[Edward Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-kennedy/)

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