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In article , George Peatty wrote:

: So, you don't agree with John Quincy Adams, who said, "The glory of the
: revolution is it united in one indissoluble bond the principles of
: Christianity and the principles of civil government."

I prefer George Washington's statement that

The Citizens of the United States of America have a right to
applaud themselves for having given to mankind examples of an
enlarged and liberal policy: a policy worthy of imitation. All
possess alike liberty of conscience and immunities of citizenship.
It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was
by the indulgence of one class of people, that another enjoyed
the exercise of their inherent national gifts. For happily the
Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no
sanction, to persecution no assistance requires only that they
who live under its protection should demean themselves as
good citizens, in giving it on all occasions their
effectual support.


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Richard Schultz schultr@
Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
Opinions expressed are mine alone, and not those of Bar-Ilan University
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"You don't even have a clue about which clue you're missing."