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I believe strongly in the Constitutional principle of separating church and state. Our founders were right in fearing that religious freedom would be threatened in the long run by a departure from governmental neutrality in spiritual matters.

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Sargent Shriver
Age: 95 †
Born: 1915
Born: November 9
Died: 2011
Died: January 18
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