--- title: "4 Church and state Quotes By Hugo Black" description: "4 Church and state quotes by Hugo Black. Plus more from Hugo Black and more Church and state sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/106/hugo-black-10272_amendments_the-first-amendment-has-erected-a-wall-b_2105094.png" --- > [The First Amendment has erected a wall between church and state. That wall must be kept high and impregnable. We could not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-black/the-first-amendment-has-erected-a-wall-between-church-and-state-that/) [Hugo Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/106/hugo-black-10272_amendments_the-first-amendment-has-erected-a-wall-b_2105094.png) > [No person can be punished for entertaining or professing religious beliefs or disbeliefs, for church attendance or non-attendance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-black/no-person-can-be-punished-for-entertaining-or-professing-religious/) [Hugo Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/431/hugo-black-10272_attendance_no-person-can-be-punished-for-entertaini_2346946.png) > [No tax in any amount, large or small, can be levied to support any religious activities or institutions, whatever they may be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-black/no-tax-in-any-amount-large-or-small-can-be-levied-to-support-any/) [Hugo Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed3/hugo-black-10272_activity_no-tax-in-any-amount-large-or-small-can_2460077.png) > [The First Amendment has erected a wall between church and state. That wall must be kept high and impregnable. We could not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-black/the-first-amendment-has-erected-a-wall-between-church-and-state-that-2/) [Hugo Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd4/hugo-black-10272_amendments_the-first-amendment-has-erected-a-wall-b_2474628.png) ## Other authors on Church and state - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thomas-jefferson-90435.jpg) Thomas Jefferson 36 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/church-and-state/thomas-jefferson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-f-kennedy-51344.jpg) John F. Kennedy 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/church-and-state/john-f-kennedy/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-james-madison-46533.jpg) James Madison 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/church-and-state/james-madison/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-adams-50864.jpg) John Adams 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/church-and-state/john-adams/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-washington-38054.jpg) George Washington 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/church-and-state/george-washington/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-ronald-reagan-81107.jpg) Ronald Reagan 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/church-and-state/ronald-reagan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jimmy-carter-49953.jpg) Jimmy Carter 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/church-and-state/jimmy-carter/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-ulysses-s-grant-92710.jpg) Ulysses S. Grant 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/church-and-state/ulysses-s-grant/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thomas-paine-90547.jpg) Thomas Paine 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/church-and-state/thomas-paine/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-w-bush-38036.jpg) George W. Bush 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/church-and-state/george-w-bush/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-billy-martin-18163.jpg) David Barton 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/church-and-state/david-barton/) - [Benjamin Franklin 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/church-and-state/benjamin-franklin/) ## More by Hugo Black > [Our Constitution was not written in the sands to be washed away by each wave of new judges blown in by each successive political…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-black/our-constitution-was-not-written-in-the-sands-to-be-washed-away-by/) [Hugo Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-black/) > [Freedom to speak and write about public questions is as important to the life of our government as is the heart to the human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-black/freedom-to-speak-and-write-about-public-questions-is-as-important-to/) [Hugo Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-black/) > [From the very beginning, our state and national constitutions and laws have laid great emphasis on procedural and substantive safeguards designed to assure fair…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-black/from-the-very-beginning-our-state-and-national-constitutions-and-laws/) [Hugo Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-black/) > [The flagrant disregard in the courtroom of elementary standards of proper conduct should not and cannot be tolerated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-black/the-flagrant-disregard-in-the-courtroom-of-elementary-standards-of/) [Hugo Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-black/) > [A union of government and religion tends to destroy government and to degrade religion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-black/a-union-of-government-and-religion-tends-to-destroy-government-and-to/) [Hugo Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-black/) > [The lesson which wars and depressions have taught is that if we want peace, prosperity and happiness at home we must help to establish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-black/the-lesson-which-wars-and-depressions-have-taught-is-that-if-we-want/) [Hugo Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-black/) > [The public welfare demands that constitutional cases must be decided according to the terms of the Constitution itself, and not according to judges views…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-black/the-public-welfare-demands-that-constitutional-cases-must-be-decided/) [Hugo Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-black/) > [The Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to bare the secrets of government and inform the people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-black/the-founding-fathers-gave-the-free-press-the-protection-it-must-have/) [Hugo Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-black/) > [Freedom of speech means that you shall not do something to people either for the views they have, or the views they express, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-black/freedom-of-speech-means-that-you-shall-not-do-something-to-people/) [Hugo Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-black/) > [Words uttered under coercion are proof of loyalty to nothing but self-interest. Love of country must spring from willing hearts and free minds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-black/words-uttered-under-coercion-are-proof-of-loyalty-to-nothing-but-self/) [Hugo Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-black/) > [In my view, far from deserving condemnation for their courageous reporting, the New York Times, the Washington Post and other newspapers should be commended…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-black/in-my-view-far-from-deserving-condemnation-for-their-courageous/) [Hugo Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-black/) > [Loyalty must arise spontaneously from the hearts of people who love their country and respect their government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-black/loyalty-must-arise-spontaneously-from-the-hearts-of-people-who-love/) [Hugo Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-black/) > [The word 'security' is a broad, vague generality whose contours should not be invoked to abrogate the fundamental law embodied in the First Amendment.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-black/the-word-security-is-a-broad-vague-generality-whose-contours-should/) [Hugo Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-black/) > [Among religions in this country which do not teach what would generally be considered a belief in the existence of God are Buddhism, Taoism,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-black/among-religions-in-this-country-which-do-not-teach-what-would/) [Hugo Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-black/) > [That Amendment requires the state to be a neutral in its relations with groups of religious believers and nonbelievers; it does not require the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-black/that-amendment-requires-the-state-to-be-a-neutral-in-its-relations/) [Hugo Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-black/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/church-and-state/hugo-black/#itemlist", "name": "4 Church and state Quotes By Hugo Black", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The First Amendment has erected a wall between church and state. 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