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Thomas Jefferson Politician, Founding Father
Separation

"The States should be watchful to note every material usurpation on their rights; to denounce them as they occur in the most peremptory terms; to protest against them as wrongs to which our present submission shall be considered, not as acknowledgments or precedents of rights, but as a temporary yielding to the lesser evil, until their accumulation shall overweigh that of separation."

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Barack Obama Politician
Separation

"Alongside my own deep personal faith, I am a follower, as well, of our civic religion. I am a big believer in the separation of church and state."

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Ben Harper Musician, Singer-Songwriter
Separation

"There's no room in my life for religion. Religion is separation and segregation of God. How can you segregate the Almighty?"

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Malcolm X Civil Rights Activist, Minister
Separation

"Segregation is that which is forced upon an inferior by a superior. Separation is done voluntarily by two equals."

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