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First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country

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“Texas representative Louie Gohmert declared in a December 2017 floor speech, 'The Supreme Court looked at all of the evidence and declared in an opinion that the United States was founded as, and is, a Christian nation.' He added to this gross misstatement by insisting that 'the only way any people can truly have freedom of religion is if they have a constitution that is founded on Judeo-Christian principles.' The opposite is true.”

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