To: PhilipFreneau
"That second statement by Jefferson came a full 6 years after he coined the quotation "wall of separation of church and state" 'Jefferson did not "coin" that phrase, he borrowed it (as did James Madison) from Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island.
96 posted on
08/27/2003 8:45:41 PM PDT by
Luis Gonzalez
(There's no such thing as a stupid question, there are however, many inquisitive morons out there...)
To: Luis Gonzalez
>> Jefferson did not "coin" that phrase, he borrowed it (as did James Madison) from Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island.
Thanks for the info. I always assumed it was from Jefferson.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson