"I believe in an America where the separation……" — John F. Kennedy
"I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute - where no Catholic prelate would tell the president (should he be Catholic) how to act, and no Protestant minister would tell his parishoners for whom to vote - where no church or church school is granted any public funds or political preference - and where no man is denied public office merely because his religion differs from the president who might appoint him or the people who might elect him."
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John F. Kennedy
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622 Quotes by John F. Kennedy
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