Political Quotes

On the recordJune 23, 2008
Secularists are wrong when they ask believers to leave their religion at the door before entering into the public square.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama argues against the idea that personal beliefs should be excluded from public policy discussions.

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