Absolutely Quote by Dave Brat

Government has crowded out the role of many social institutions, including the Church, that have been a great force for good in public life.

— Wendy Long

God has ordained the state as a delegated authority; it is not autonomous. The state is to be an agent of justice, to restrain…

— Francis Schaeffer

All that is good is not embodied in the law; and all that is evil is not proscribed by the law. A well-disciplined society…

— William F. Buckley, Jr

The coziness between church and state is good for the state and bad for the church

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

The main foundations of every state, new states as well as ancient or composite ones, are good laws and good arms you cannot have…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“Good people will outlast the rule of the Church. No rule of law lasts for long, and there is nothing that can wholly destroy…

— Nathan Yocum

For most people, the question why be good - as distinguished from merely law abiding - is a simple one. Because God commands it,…

— Alan Dershowitz

God ordained and established civil government, but only to serve the common good. A civil government that oppresses its people and acts contrary to…

— Daniel L Dreisbach

Ambition that centers on the glory of God and welfare of the church is a mighty force for good.

— J. Oswald Sanders

In a well-functioning democracy, the state constitution is considered more important than God's holy book, whichever holy book that may be, and God matters…

— Ayaan Hirsi Ali

It's the Law of God that gave the stability to Christian civilization.

— Randall Terry

Historically, religious groups have been most effective when they have stood apart from government and critiqued the performance of government in light of their…

— Edd Doerr