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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...)
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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.
104 posted on 08/28/2003 4:34:47 AM PDT by PhilipFreneau
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