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Talk:American History Lecture One (view source)
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: Thanks for your comments, but Rhode Island refused to ratify the Constitution for economic reasons, not religious ones. Rhode Island had control of imports and wanted to continue to tax them.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 16:49, 27 April 2007 (EDT)
: Thanks for your comments, but Rhode Island refused to ratify the Constitution for economic reasons, not religious ones. Rhode Island had control of imports and wanted to continue to tax them.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 16:49, 27 April 2007 (EDT)
::That does not alter the fact that Rhode Island's approach to religious liberty -- an approach owed primarily to Roger Williams -- was adopted by Jefferson in the drafting of the constitution. Again, is it your contention that once someone has died, they can exert NO influence? --[[User:PF Fox|PF Fox]] 16:52, 27 April 2007 (EDT)