Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise. I know, I've tried to deal with them. Barry M. Goldwater
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Thomas Jefferson was a well-known author, politician, and statesman during his lifetime. He was the third president of the United States. He signed the Declaration of Independence and led the country through the first war against Great Britain. He was also a very religious man and an outspoken opponent of slavery.

In 1789, President Washington sent Jefferson to France as ambassador to negotiate a trade treaty with that country. During his stay in Paris, Jefferson had many contacts with people who were members of Catholic church. On several occasions he had meetings with priests and nuns and reports of these meetings were published in newspapers and magazines at that time.

After his return to America, he wrote a letter to the editor of the Virginia Gazette about his meeting with Catholic priests and nuns. In this letter he said:

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