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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 great American principle… — Elihu Root
There is no relationship here between Church and State. Religious liberty has its unalterable place, along with civil and human liberty, in the very foundation… — Warren G. Harding
I believe in the absolute separation of church and state and in the strict enforcement of the Constitution that Congress shall make no law respecting… — Al Smith
The separation of church and state is extremely important to any of us who holds to the original traditions of our nation. . . .… — Eleanor Roosevelt
I believe in a wall between church and state so high that no one can climb over it. — Sam Ervin
By maintaining the separation of church and state, the United States has avoided the intolerance which has so divided the rest of the world with… — Barry Goldwater
I believe in the separation of church and state. We all have our own religious beliefs. There are people out there who are atheists, who… — Jesse Ventura
I do not make decisions [as governor] based on what have I learned through my Bible studies, what have I learned in my religious classes… — Arnold Schwarzenegger
It is the wall of separation between church and state . . . that is largely responsible for religion thriving in this country, as compared… — Alan Dershowitz
The idea of America's religious groups fighting over the limited public money to be made available takes us down the road towards the kind of… — David Saperstein
If marriage really is a sacred institution, then why is the government controlling it, especially in a nation that affirms separation of church and state? — Tony Campolo
Lord, there's danger in this land, you get witch hunts and wars when church and state hold hands. — Joni Mitchell
The liberal understanding of 'the separation of church and state' means that as the area of politics expands, the area of private freedom - religious… — Joseph Sobran
This doctrine ['that the condition of man cannot be ameliorated, that what has been must ever be, and that to secure ourselves where we are… — Thomas Jefferson
America wasn't founded as a theocracy. America was founded by people trying to escape theocracies. Never in history have we had a Christian theocracy where… — Gregory A. Boyd
I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute - where no Catholic prelate would tell the president (should he… — John F. Kennedy
The traitor to Humanity is the traitor most accursed; Man is more than Constitutions; better rot beneath the sod, Than be true to Church and… — James Russell Lowell
We ought therefore to suspect that a great mass of information respecting the Bible, and the introduction of it into the world, has been suppressed… — Thomas Paine
I call'd the devil, and he came, And with wonder his form did I closely scan; He is not ugly, and is not lame, But… — Heinrich Heine
I hold that in this country there must be complete severance of Church and State; that public moneys shall not be used for the purpose… — Theodore Roosevelt
I believe that prayer in public schools should be voluntary. It is difficult for me to see how religious exercises can be a requirement in… — Gerald R. Ford
Now who can hear Christ declare, that his kingdom is, not of this world, and yet believe that this blending of church and state together… — Isaac Backus
If nowhere else, in the relation between Church and State, "good fences make good neighbors. — Felix Frankfurter
Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school, supported entirely by private contributions. Keep the church and state… — Ulysses S. Grant
The separation of church and state is a source of strength, but the conscience of our nation does not call for separation between men of… — Lyndon B. Johnson

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