All persons shall have full and free liberty of religious opinion; nor shall any be compelled to frequent or maintain any religious… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Those who live by mystery & charlatanerie, fearing you would render them useless by simplifying the Christian philosophy - the most sublime… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
It is not a question of religion, or of creed, or of party; it is a question of declaring and maintaining the… — Elihu Root Copy Share Image
Thank God, under our Constitution there was no connection between Church and State, and that in my action as President of the… — James K. Polk Copy Share Image
Separation of church and state in Virginia, instead of weakening Christianity, as the conservatives of the Revolution had feared, really aided it… — H. J Eckenrode Copy Share Image
Those who would renegotiate the boundaries between church and state must therefore answer a difficult question: why would we trade a system… — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
I wish it (Christianity) were more productive of good works ... I mean real good works ... not holy day keeping, sermon-hearing… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by difference of sentiment in religion appear to be… — George Washington Copy Share Image
“Believing this country to be a political and not a religious organisation ... the editor of the NATIONAL CITIZEN will use all… — Matilda Joslyn Gage Copy Share Image
“[T]here remains [in some parts of the country] a strong bias towards the old error, that without some sort of alliance or… — James Madison Copy Share Image
The First Amendment, however, does not say that in every and all respects there shall be a separation of Church and State.… — William O. Douglas Copy Share Image
There is a fundamental difference between separation of church and state and denying the spiritual heritage of this country. Inscribed on the… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Finally, I believe in an America where religious intolerance will someday end; where all men and all churches are treated as equal;… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute; where no Catholic prelate would tell the President… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
The separation of church and state can sometimes be frustrating for women and men of deep religious faith. They may be tempted… — Edward Kennedy Copy Share Image
. . . Thirteen governments [of the original states] thus founded on the natural authority of the people alone, without a pretence… — John Adams Copy Share Image
The Constitution does not require complete separation of church and state; it affirmatively mandates accommodation, not merely tolerance, of all religions, and… — Warren E. Burger Copy Share Image
I think one of the great strengths of Americans United is that it has such diversity. That it has not only people… — Barry W. Lynn Copy Share Image
I believe in an America that is officially neither Catholic, Protestant nor Jewish; where no public official either requests or accepts instructions… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
It is manifest therefore that they who have sovereign power, are immediate rulers of the church under Christ, and all others but… — Thomas Hobbes Copy Share Image
“From this we conclude, that, to live in harmony and peace…we must trace a line of distinction between those (assertions) that are… — Constantin François De Volney Copy Share Image
The United States of America have exhibited, perhaps, the first example of governments erected on the simple principles of nature. . .… — John Adams Copy Share Image
The separation of church and state is extremely important to any of us who holds to the original traditions of our nation.… — Eleanor Roosevelt Copy Share Image
I have no respect for the right-to-life position. But when you legislate personal belief, you're in violation of freedom of religion. The… — John Irving Copy Share Image
We in the United States, above all, must remember that lesson, for we were founded as a nation of openness to people… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Kennedy believed in religious liberty and the separation of church and state. He did not believe in the right of elected officials… — Jack Schlossberg Copy Share Image
Besides the danger of a direct mixture of religion and civil government, there is an evil which ought to be guarded against… — James Madison Copy Share Image
The mixing of government and religion can be a threat to free government, even if no one is forced to participate… When… — Harry A. Blackmun Copy Share Image
If we look back into history for the character of the present sects in Christianity, we shall find few that have not… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Each of us has the choice to attend the church we want to, or none at all. Separation of church and state… — Pauley Perrette Copy Share Image
The establishment of religious freedom was no less momentous an achievement than the clearing of the great forest or the winning of… — Clinton Rossiter Copy Share Image
I believe that prayer in public schools should be voluntary. It is difficult for me to see how religious exercises can be… — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“Becoming a modern society is about industrialization, urbanization, and rising levels of literacy, education, and wealth. The qualities that make a society… — Samuel P. Huntington Copy Share Image
I will not lay down and put this narrow, stubborn agenda ahead of our families, ahead of our Constitution, and ahead of… — Senator John Kerry Copy Share Image
The first reform must be the attitude. The ministers of the Gospel must be people who can warm the hearts of the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
They all attributed the peaceful dominion of religion in their country mainly to the separation of church and state. I do not… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
This is one thing that's very interesting, how the people on the left always talk about separation of church and state. When… — Allen West Copy Share Image
Knowledge and liberty are so prevalent in this country, that I do not believe that the United States would ever be disposed… — Oliver Wolcott Copy Share Image
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