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“Separate the church and the state” reads a sign favoring political secularism

Fresco by Sandro Botticelli showing Saint Augustine seated at a desk, holding a pen and book, with shelves of books and scientific instruments behind him.

Thomas Jefferson

A person ascends the steps of the west facade of the United States Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C., with its tall columns and a round fountain in the foreground.

Satirical 1905 cartoon cover from Le Rire showing a priest, a government official, and Marianne representing France, seated back-to-back under a sun labeled Separation of Church and State.

Young woman wearing a pink hijab smiles thoughtfully while writing in a notebook at a table in a cafe.

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William Rogers

William Rogers

British educator

Charles Taylor

Charles Taylor

Canadian philosopher