The separation of church and state is extremely important to any of us who holds to the original traditions of our nation.... To change these traditions... would be harmful to our whole attitude of tolerance in the religious area. If we look at situations which have arisen in the past in Europe and other world areas, I think we will see the reason why it is wise to hold to our early traditions.

Eleanor and Harry: The Correspondence of Eleanor Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman (ed. Simon and Schuster, 2002) - ISBN: 9780743202435