They believe that any portion of power confided to me, will be exerted in opposition to their schemes. And they believe rightly; for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. But this is all they have to fear from me: and enough, too, in their opinion.
From a letter from Jefferson to Doctor Benjamin Rush. “They” were members of the clergy of various Christian sects who wished the establishment of some form of Christianity as the official religion of the United States government. So much for the idea that the founding fathers didn’t intend separation of church and state.
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