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I'm always amused at the "selective" choices made when quotes from Jefferson are posted
I have read a number of Jefferson biographies and he was a very complex person. With every biography I have read there is some new information I didn't know before
He's a fascinating person
You might find this interesting
'A Wall of Separation'
FBI Helps Restore Jefferson's Obliterated Draft
You can read the letter from Thomas Jefferson to the Danbury Baptists, which contains the phrase "a wall of separation between church and state". In the draft of the letter, Jefferson crossed out some words. The Library of Congress asked the FBI to try and determine what worods were scratched out in the draft. They were successful and you can read the entire original text
The Library of Congress site also explains what was happening politically when the letter was written
http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/9806/danbury.html

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  BoxMonkey1 year, 7 months ago
  
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  Thank You Nostalgia . Your efforts show through . Thank you .
  
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