The doctrines of Jesus are simple, and tend to all the happiness of man. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
I believe this notion of separation of church and state was the figment of some infidel's imagination. — W. A. Criswell Copy Share Image
... happily the Government of the United States... gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance. — George Washington Copy Share Image
“Almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.” — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
No man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place, or ministry whatsoever. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Separation of Church and State is the perineum of America and the episiotomy didn't hold. — Doug Stanhope Copy Share Image
The government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The idea of America's religious groups fighting over the limited public money to be made available takes us down the road towards… — David Saperstein Copy Share Image
Certainly, no power to prescribe any religious exercise, or to assume authority in religious discipline, has been delegated to the General Government. — Thomas Jefferson 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 day will come when the mystical generation of Jesus, by the Supreme Being as his father, in the womb of a… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
I do not make decisions [as governor] based on what have I learned through my Bible studies, what have I learned in… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
We were environmentalists of the Teddy Roosevelt theory. We believed in separation of church and state. We believed in the independence of… — Pete McCloskey Copy Share Image
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
The current version of... separation of church and state says you can be salt, and you can be light, but only inside… — David Barton Copy Share Image
“Liberalism is a creation of the seventeenth century, fathered by British philosopher John Locke (1632–1704). For Locke, liberalism means limited government, the… — Peter Boghossian 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
Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man… — George Washington Copy Share Image
“Do you know, where does this phrase "separation of Church and State" come from? It was not in Jefferson's letter to the… — Glen Urquhart Copy Share Image
I hold that in this country there must be complete severance of Church and State; that public moneys shall not be used… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
We have this idea in our mind that there's a separation of church and state in America, which I think is a… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
“Christianity may be good and Satanism evil. Under the Constitution, however, both are neutral. This is an important, but difficult, concept for… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
The United States has adventured upon a great and noble experiment . . . of total separation of Church and State. .… — John Tyler Copy Share Image
“If you do not want to stop the wheels of progress; if you do not want to go back to the Dark… — Joseph Lewis Copy Share Image
“The liberty of man is not safe in the hands of any church. Wherever the Bible and sword are in partnership, man… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“The humanitarian philosophies that have been developed (sometimes under some religious banner and invariably in the face of religious opposition) are human… — Harry Kroto Copy Share Image
“New Rule: Death isn’t always sad. This week, the Reverend Jerry Falwell died, and millions of Americans asked, “Why? Why, God? Why…didn’t… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
“The irony that always amazes me when I see people up in arms about our war against Islamo-fascism is how they don’t… — Brigitte Gabriel Copy Share Image
“New Rule: You don't have to teach both sides of a debate if one side is a load of crap. President Bush… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
“...legitimate powers of government reach actions only, & not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“For while this year it may be a Catholic against whom the finger of suspicion is pointed, in other years it has… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Anybody that believes in separation of church and state needs to leave right now. — Star Parker Copy Share Image
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
In every country and in every age, the priest has been hostile to liberty. — Thomas Jefferson 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
The Bible: a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalise mankind. — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call on her tribunal for every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Separation of church and state was never meant to separate God and government. — Roy Moore Copy Share Image
“A truly free society protects all faiths, and true faith protects a free society.” — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
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