{{Cquote|Twelve of the original thirteen colonies adopted the entire Decalogue into their civil and criminal laws. While the lone hold-out, Rhode Island, did not adopt
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{{Cquote|Twelve of the original thirteen colonies adopted the entire Decalogue into their civil and criminal laws. While the lone hold-out, Rhode Island, did not adopt the first four Commandments, they did adopt the last six. Surveying the organic development of law, former Chief Justice William Rehnquist forcefully argued: “It is… undeniable… that the Ten Commandments have had a significant impact on the development of secular legal codes of the Western World.<ref>[https://downloads.frc.org/EF/EF10I86.pdf Ten Commandments: Foundation of American Society] by Dr. Kenyn Cureton</ref>}}
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the first four Commandments, they did adopt the last six. Surveying the organic development of law, former Chief Justice William Rehnquist forcefully argued: “It is… undeniable… that the Ten Commandments have had a significant impact on the development of secular legal codes of the Western World.<ref>[https://downloads.frc.org/EF/EF10I86.pdf Ten Commandments: Foundation of American Society] by Dr. Kenyn Cureton</ref>}}