I believe in the separation of church and state and would not use my authority to violate this principle in any way. — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
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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
Systems of religious error have been adopted in times of ignorance. It has been the interest of tyrannical kings, popes, and prelates… — Oliver Ellsworth Copy Share Image
[Disestablishment was] the best thing that ever happened to the state of Connecticut. It cut the churches loose from dependence on state… — Lyman Beecher Copy Share Image
The "wall of separation between church and State" is a metaphor based on bad history. — William Rehnquist Copy Share Image
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Let us by wise and constitutional measures promote intelligence among the people as the best means of preserving our liberties. — James Monroe Copy Share Image
It is contrary to the principles of reason and justice that any should be compelled to contribute to the maintenance of a… — George Mason Copy Share Image
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The office of reformer of the superstitions of a nation is ever dangerous. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
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God has appointed two kinds of government in the world, which are distinct in their nature, and ought never to be confounded… — Isaac Backus Copy Share Image
We have abundant reason to rejoice that in this Land the light of truth and reason has triumphed over the power of… — George Washington Copy Share Image
To discriminate against a thoroughly upright citizen because he belongs to some particular church, or because, like Abraham Lincoln, he has not… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
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