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“Religious liberty, then, is a real achievement, but not one that can be simply taken for granted. It requires the careful cultivation of a religious context in which citizens understand that God is honored by faith, not coercion, and that he himself will vindicate his honor, rather than requiring us to do so. It also requires the cultivation of a social and political context in which religious difference is not seen as a threat, and in which a shared loyalty to the nation can transcend it.”
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