Joel Barlow, in the Treaty of Tripoli, arranged during the presidential term of George Washington, and signed by President John Adams (1796)
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The government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion.
— Joel Barlow on Religion
What It Means
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About Joel Barlow
Joel Barlow (24 March 1754 – 26 December 1812) was an American poet and diplomat.
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