Carolina QuotesChristianity neither is, nor ever was, a part of the common law [this quote is referring to English Common Law].
Thomas Jefferson Connected to the Carolinas
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Vol. 1 Whether Christianity is Part of the Common Law (1764) Broken link. Published in The Works of Thomas Jefferson in Twelve Volumes, Federal Edition, Paul Leicester Ford, ed., New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1904, p. 459
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- 1764
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- p. 459
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“Christianity neither is, nor ever was, a part of the common …” Thomas Jefferson. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-D2FAB20EEF. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/d2fab20eef
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