We establish no religion in this country. We command no worship. We mandate no belief, nor will we ever. Church and state… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Have you considered that system of holy lies and pious frauds that has raged and triumphed for 1,500 years? — John Adams Copy Share Image
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
Last year I was on Pat Robertson's show, and we discussed our basic Christian faith - for instance, separation of church and… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
The decision for complete religious freedom and for separation of church and state in the eyes of the rest of the world… — Henry Steele Commager Copy Share Image
Every new and successful example of a perfect separation between ecclesiastical and civil matters is of importance. — James Madison Copy Share Image
It is not to be understood that I am with him (Jesus Christ) in all his doctrines. I am a Materialist; he… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
By maintaining the separation of church and state, the United States has avoided the intolerance which has so divided the rest of… — Barry Goldwater Copy Share Image
Lord, there's danger in this land, you get witch hunts and wars when church and state hold hands. — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
Alongside my own deep personal faith, I am a follower, as well, of our civic religion. I am a big believer in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Jesus is not from Georgia. Jesus does not speak English. And Jesus is not a member of the NRA. — Robert Wright Copy Share Image
“After all, church and state simply did not mix. You could claim it when it looked good or you needed the evangelical… — Kenneth Evans 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
Everyone in the United States is so intense about maintaining a separation between Church and State when the real concern should be… — Neale Donald Walsch Copy Share Image
Separation of church and state is the big club pulled out to beat back the Christians . — David Barton Copy Share Image
I am tolerant of all creeds. Yet if any sect suffered itself to be used for political objects I would meet it… — Millard Fillmore Copy Share Image
I believe in an America where religious intolerance will someday end... where every man has the same right to attend or not… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Near the end of the 1700s, philosophers began to declare that humans were rational individuals. People were flattered by being recognized as… — Alex Pentland Copy Share Image
The separation of church and state is necessary partly because if religion is good then the state shouldn't interfere with the religious… — Reinhold Niebuhr Copy Share Image
I do not speak for my church on public matters; and the church does not speak for me. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
I think the main fight is to dissuade Americans from what the secularists are trying to persuade them to be true: that… — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
The Bible: a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalise mankind. — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
The First Amendment has erected a wall between church and state. That wall must be kept high and impregnable. We could not… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
