The art of the parenthesis is one of the greatest secrets of eloquence in Society.
Nicolas Chamfort
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What is especially important is addressing the question of how religion can be enforced through political means and what can be done to create a political environment that, on the one hand, acknowledges the role of religion in society, while on the other hand does not impose one religion on the populace at the expense of all others. -
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