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“I want to say to you is that James Madison and Thomas Jefferson did not intend to drive a stake in the heart of religion and to drive it out of our public life. What they intended to do was to set up a system so that we could bring religion into our public life and into our private life without any of us telling the other what to do.”

Quote by William J. Clinton

Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1995

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Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1995

The book includes speeches, press conferences, and other official communications reflecting the administration's policies and actions during Clinton's presidency. more

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William J. Clinton

William Jefferson Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, was born on August 19, 1946. His presidency was marked by economic prosperity and a series of achievements in domestic and foreign policy. Despite controversies, including a sex scandal and impeachment, Clinton's economic legacy and foreign policy initiatives continue to be widely discussed and studied. more

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