Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by difference of sentiment in religion appear to be… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have remover their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
In circumstances as dark as these, it becomes us, as Men and Christians, to reflect that whilst every prudent measure should be… — John Hancock Copy Share Image
Whenever we read the obscene stories, the voluptuous debaucheries, the cruel and tortuous executions, the unrelenting vindictiveness with which more than half… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
Government is instituted to protect property of every sort; as well that which lies in the various rights of individuals, as that… — James Madison Copy Share Image
The United States of America have exhibited, perhaps, the first example of governments erected on the simple principles of nature. . .… — John Adams Copy Share Image
It may not be easy, in every possible case, to trace the line of separation between the rights of religion and the… — 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
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