Separation of church and state Quotes

Church and state are, and must remain, separate.

— Ronald Reagan

I have sworn upon the altar of god.

— Thomas Jefferson

The [president] has no particle of spiritual jurisdiction. . . .

— Alexander Hamilton

Christianity neither is, nor ever was a part of the common law.

— Thomas Jefferson

State assaults on the separation of church and state are nothing new.

— Adam Cohen

The divorce between church and state should be absolute.

— James A. Garfield

I believe in the separation of church and planet.

— Eric Idle

Where in the Constitution is the separation of church and state?

— Christine O'Donnell

A government cannot be premised on the belief that all persons are created equal when it asserts that god prefers some

— Harry A. Blackmun

The United States may be a religious nation. But it is also a nation with a strong commitment to separation of church…

— Adam Cohen

There is no such thing as separation of church and state. It is merely a figment of the imagination of infidels.

— W. A. Criswell

The tenet of the separation of church and state is an unconstitutional doctrine.

— Sharron Angle

Thank God, under our Constitution there was no connection between church and state.

— James K. Polk

The legislative powers of government reach actions only and not opinions.

— Thomas Jefferson

The sole purpose and effect of it is to exclude persecution and to secure the important right of religious liberty.

— Oliver Ellsworth

The separation of church and state is a suburban, not an urban, issue.

— Tony Evans

The First Amendment has erected a wall between church and state. That wall must be kept high and impregnable. We could not…

— Hugo Black

Earlier in my political career, I had the opportunity to read the speech, and I almost threw up. (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/post/santorum-says-he-almost-threw-up-after-reading-jfk-speech-on-separation-of-church-and-state/2012/02/26/gIQA91hubR_blog.html)

— Michael C. Burgess

I think that local school districts - not the federal government - should make the decision about how they teach science, biology,…

— Bobby Jindal

But how has it happened that millions of fables, tales, legends have been blended with both Jewish and Christian revelation that have…

— John Adams

Usually, it is not my habit to address religious issues on the floor. I strongly believe in a person's right to religious…

— Alcee Hastings

Here we now have the freedom of all religions, and I hope that never again will we have a repetition of religious…

— Harry S. Truman

I believe in an America ... where no public official either requests or accepts instructions on public policy from the Pope, the…

— John F. Kennedy

I think very few people realize how much the separation of church and state has to do with the fact that Americans…

— Susan Jacoby

Today the separation of church and state is America is used to silence the church... The way the concept is used today…

— Francis Schaeffer

The "establishment of religion" clause of the First Amendment means at least this: Neither a state nor the Federal Government can set…

— Hugo Black

“Oh golly, Brer Fox, your forthright assertion—that evolutionary biology disproves the idea of a creator God—jeopardises the teaching of biology in science…

— Richard Dawkins

Extremist groups like People for the American Way attack Christians who run for public office as a threat to the 'separation of…

— Ronald H. Nash

There's a separation of church and state. If you want the perks that churches have traditionally received, then abide by the rules.…

— Anthony B Pinn

Total separation of church and state was considered the best safeguard for the health of each. As [Andrew] Jackson explained, in refusing…

— Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr

We have solved, by fair experiment, the great and interesting question whether freedom of religion is compatible with order in government and…

— Thomas Jefferson

“As the government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion, — as it has in…

— Anonymous

“It is now established by verifiable evidence that religion stultifies the brain and is the great obstacle in the path of intellectual…

— Joseph Lewis

I consider the government of the United States as interdicted by the Constitution from intermeddling with religious institutions, their doctrines, discipline, or…

— Thomas Jefferson

“The church, so long a brake on progress in other European countries, no longer controlled the economic life of the country. Henry…

— Edward A. Hudson

“Yet, if the phrase “separation of church and state” appears in no official founding document, then what is the source of that…

— David Barton

“The next time believers tell you that 'separation of church and state' does not appear in our founding document, tell them to…

— Dan Barker

“I do not go to church. I don’t go to Christian church or Jew church or any other church. I don’t go…

— Michael Ian Black

“But our rulers can have authority over such natural rights only as we have submitted to them. The rights of conscience we…

— Thomas Jefferson

“I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute - where no Catholic prelate would tell the…

— John F. Kennedy