Religious Exercises Quotes
- Every one must act according to the dictates of his own reason, and mine tells me that civil powers alone have been given to the… — Thomas Jefferson
- The lessons of the First Amendment are as urgent in the modern world as the 18th Century when it was written. One timeless lesson is… — Anthony Kennedy
- Habit must play a larger place in our religious life. We worship when we feel like it, we pray when we feel like it. We… — Ralph Washington Sockman
- Be short in all religious exercises. Better leave the people longing than loathing. — Nathanael Emmons
- In matters of religion, I have considered that its free exercise is placed by the Constitution independent of the powers of the general government. I… — Thomas Jefferson
- 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
- A good meditation, even when it is interrupted by occasional nodding, is much more beneficial than many outward religious exercises. — Johannes Tauler
- Those who are devoted to amusements; who love the society of those who love pleasure, have an aversion to religious exercises. — Ellen G. White
- The greatest crimes have been found, in many instances, to be compatible with a superstitious piety and devotion; hence it is justly regarded as unsafe… — David Hume