Jon Meacham Quotes

The power of the American system of republicanism lies in its capacity to allow religious belief to be a competing, not a controlling, factor in American life.

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• The power of the American system of republicanism lies in its capacity to allow religious belief to be a competing, not a controlling, factor in American life.

  

  Jon Meacham
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