Mike Johnson: “George Washington said in his own hand, his own words, he…”

“And they asked the president of our country, would their religious freedom be respected. And the president of our country, the father of our country, George Washington said in his own hand, his own words, he said that this is effectively, this is a natural right, that you were given this right by God, not by government. and the United States. We will jealously protect that, the right of every single person to have the religious liberty, the first freedom, we call it, to worship and to live as you please.” (40:32–40:41)

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