Eleanor Holmes Norton actually said...

I can't imagine why we now want to take the only part of American life that is not polarized and put it right into the thick of the ugliest part of our life.

Context

Norton criticizes politicizing religious institutions, which she sees as a unifying force.

05/03/2017

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