There should be absolutely no 'Separation of Church and State' in America. — David Barton Copy Share Image
A man of abilities and character, of any sect whatever, may be admitted to any office of public trust under the United… — Edmund Randolph Copy Share Image
We have this idea in our minds that there's this separation of church and state in America, which I think is a… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
I don't believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute. — Rick Santorum Copy Share Image
Separation of church and state should never mean separation of God and right. — Tony Evans Copy Share Image
The Constitution of the U.S. forbids everything like an establishment of a national religion. — James Madison Copy Share Image
“If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be one nation gone under.” — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
I... [am] convinced [man] has no natural right in opposition to his social duties. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
When a religion is good, I conceive it will support itself; and when it does not support itself, and God does not… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
If marriage really is a sacred institution, then why is the government controlling it, especially in a nation that affirms separation of… — Tony Campolo Copy Share Image
I fully understand it's important to maintain the separation of church and state. We don't want the state to become the church,… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the… — James Madison Copy Share Image
The separation of church and state was meant to protect church from state; a state that declares religion off limits in public… — Ben Shapiro Copy Share Image
“[W]hen they have opened a gap in the hedge or wall of Separation between the Garden of the Church and the Wildernes… — Roger Williams Copy Share Image
US is a very religious country. Separation of church and state is part of our credo, but that it is hard to… — Madeleine Albright 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
There's no question that a public official of either party can take it too far, and it's up to the candidate to… — Bob Casey, Jr Copy Share Image
I was overwhelmed by the number of calls we got from people offering to rent us houses, to take us out to… — Madalyn Murray O'Hair Copy Share Image
Justice O'Connor was the fifth vote to uphold the time-honored principle, which bears repeating, of separation of church and state. There was… — Dick Durbin Copy Share Image
Ultimately, the court is heading to a doctrine of 'separation of campaign and state.' This doctrine, like separation of church and state… — Bradley A. Smith Copy Share Image
“Every new & successful example therefore of a perfect separation between ecclesiastical and civil matters , is of importance. And I have… — James Madison Copy Share Image
The United States have adventured upon a great and noble experiment, which is believed to have been hazarded in the absence of… — John Tyler 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
“As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion,—as it has in… — John Adams Copy Share Image
“Before continuing further, it is important to gain an understanding of how democracy is perceived by the ordinary people of the Middle… — Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Copy Share Image
I dont see we can have a separation of church and state in this government if you have to pass a religious… — Alan Alda Copy Share Image
“The American Revolution is sometimes said to have brought about the separation of church and state. The northern states made such declarations,… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
Is the appointment of Chaplains to the two Houses of Congress consistent with the Constitution, and with the pure principle of religious… — James Madison Copy Share Image
The office of reformer of the superstitions of a nation, is ever more dangerous. Jesus had to work on the perilous confines… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“You can make a successful run for political office in this country without an especially thick résumé, any exceptional talent for expressing… — Frank Bruni Copy Share Image
They knew that to put God in the constitution was to put man out. They knew that the recognition of a Deity… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I believe in absolute freedom of conscience for all men and equality of all churches, all sects and all beliefs before the… — Al Smith Copy Share Image
Let us with Caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. — George Washington Copy Share Image
The office of reformer of the superstitions of a nation is ever dangerous. — Thomas Jefferson 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
Erecting the 'wall of separation between church and state'... is absolutely essential in a free society. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
I think it's very important for people who are serving (in office) to make sure there's a separation of church and state. — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
We are teaching the world the great truth that Governments do better without Kings & Nobles than with them. — James Madison Copy Share Image
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