Mitt Romney, leader of men, sage of our time:
“I believe, of course, that there are thousands of people who are not of faith who are moral.”
[Hat-tip: Mr Larison, who also points out that a) Roger Cohen has a confused view of history and b) sub-editors at the New York Times know no better.]

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