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No power of government ought to be employed in the endeavor to establish any system or article of belief on the subject
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"No power of government ought to be employed in the endeavor to establish any system or article of belief on the subject of religion"

- Jeremy Bentham

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This quote by Jeremy Bentham is a strong statement against making use of federal government power to impose faiths on its citizens. He is advocating for the separation of church and state, and for the freedom of people to practice their own religion without disturbance from the federal government. He thinks that the government ought to not be involved in the facility of any spiritual system or article of belief, which individuals ought to be complimentary to practice their own faith without fear of persecution or discrimination. This quote is a pointer that religious liberty is a basic right that needs to be appreciated and protected by the government. It is a suggestion that the federal government ought to not be used as a tool to impose religions on its residents, and that people ought to be complimentary to practice their own faith without worry of persecution or discrimination.

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Jeremy Bentham This quote is written / told by Jeremy Bentham between February 15, 1748 and June 6, 1832. He was a famous Philosopher from England. The author also have 16 other quotes.

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