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Church and state should be separate, not only in form, but fact - religion and politics should not be mingled.

Millard Fillmore

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Millard Fillmore
Age: 74 †
Born: 1800
Born: January 7
Died: 1874
Died: March 8
13Th U.S. President
Lawyer
Politician
Statesperson
Summerhill
New York
M. Fillmore
President Fillmore
Form
Separation
States
Separate
Politics
State
Church
Religion
Fact
Mingled
Facts
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