Vashti McCollum Born : November 6, 1912 Died : August 20, 2006 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Vashti McCollum Between being praised and persecuted condoned and condemned I might understandably have become bewildered particularly at the brand of ethics sometimes displayed by the staunch defenders of Christianity. But of one thing I am sure: I am sure that I fought not only for what I earnestly believed to be right but for the truest kind of religious freedom intended by the First Amendment the complete separation of church and state. Vashti McCollum church religious might