Apprehension Quote by George Washington

We're going to protect and honor the Constitution, and I don't have the authority to set it aside.... If I had the authority to…

— John Ashcroft

Long before I was ordained a priest, I knew that my church was the most implacable enemy of this republic. My professors ... had…

— Charles Chiniquy

Strongly guarded as is the separation between Religion and Government in the Constitution of the United States, the danger of encroachment by Ecclesiastical Bodies…

— James Madison

The Constitution had provided that all the public functionaries of the Union...should be under oath or affirmation for its support. The homage of religious…

— John Quincy Adams

When I came here, I put my hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. I didn't put my hand on the…

— Anonymous

Our Constitution was not intended to be used by ... any group to foist its personal religious beliefs on the rest of us.

— Katharine Hepburn

As a former Catholic, and as someone who even today is not opposed to being called a Christian, I felt I had every right…

— Andres Serrano

Thank God, under our Constitution there was no connection between Church and State, and that in my action as President of the United States…

— James K. Polk

You have, at the same time, placed your confidence in me, and in my ability to render a free, fair judgment - to uphold…

— John F. Kennedy

And therefore, for the sake of my mater, without any regard for my own, I hope all those that have a due regard for…

— Robert Walpole

Senator, when you took your oath of office, you placed your hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. You did not…

— Jamie Raskin

They have kept us in submission because they have talked about separation of church and state. There is no such thing in the Constitution.…

— Pat Robertson