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"That
government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline
themselves." Thomas Jefferson
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Separation of Church and State
Separation of
church and state is a
political and
legal
doctrine that
government and
religious institutions are
to be kept separate and
independent from each other. The
term most often refers to the
combination of two principles:
secularity of government and
freedom of
religious exercise.
The modern concept often
credited to the writings of
English philosopher
John Locke, the phrase
separation of church and state
is generally traced to the
letter written by
Thomas Jefferson in 1802 to
the
Danbury Baptists, in which
he referred to the
First Amendment to the United
States Constitution as
creating a "wall of separation"
between church and state. The
phrase was then quoted by the
United States Supreme Court
first in 1878, and then in a
series of cases starting in
1948. This led to increased
popular and political discussion
of the concept.Source:Wikipedia
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