"I submit that religious values and political realities are so inter-linked in the origin and perpetuation of this nation that we cannot lose the influence of religion in our public life without seriously jeopardizing our freedoms."
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"Dallin H Oaks - Religious Liberty's Canterbury Medal", Becket Fund for Religious Liberty Statement
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