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From Samuel Adams to Patrick Henry to Benjamin Franklin to Alexander Hamilton, all the Founders intended religion to provide a moral anchor for our liberty in democracy.

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William Bennett
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: July 3
Former United States Secretary Of Education
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