Let the professors of Christianity recommend their religion by deeds of benevolence – by Christian meekness – by lives of temperance and holiness.
Richard Mentor Johnson Quotes
What other nations call religious toleration, we call religious rights. They are not exercised in virtue of governmental indulgence, but as rights, of which government cannot deprive any portion of citizens, however small.
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| Birth: | 17th October, 1980 |
| Death: | 19th November, 1850 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Politician |
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Richard Mentor Johnson was the ninth Vice President of the United States, serving in the administration of Martin Van Buren . He is the only vice president ever elected by the United States Senate under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment. Johnson also represented Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate; he began and ended his political career in the Kentucky House of Representatives.
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