Government Quote by George Washington

We are persuaded that good Christians will always be good citizens, and that where righteousness prevails among individuals the Nation will be great and…

— George Washington

Religion flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid of Government.

— James Madison

When the power, prestige, and financial support of government is placed behind a particular religious belief, the indirect coercive pressure upon religious minorities to…

— Hugo Black

Religious institutions that use government power in support of themselves and force their views on persons of other faiths, or of no faith, undermine…

— Thomas Jefferson

Government sponsorship of religious activity, including prayer services, sacred symbols, religious festivals, and the like, tends to secularize the religious activity rather than make…

— John M Swomley

Government seems to me to be a part of religion itself - a thing sacred in its institutions and ends.

— William Penn

The mixing of government and religion can be a threat to free government, even if no one is forced to participate.... When the government…

— Harry A. Blackmun

Government is a true religion: it has its dogmas, its mysteries, its priests. To submit it to the individual discussion is to destroy it;…

— Joseph de Maistre

Religion is of general and public concern, and on its support depend, in great measure, the peace and good order of government, the safety…

— Samuel Chase

Too often, we see people who are prevented from practicing their religion because of a government mandate.

— Carly Fiorina

No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the…

— Noah Webster

An alliance or coalition between Government and religion cannot be too carefully guarded against......Every new and successful example therefore of a PERFECT SEPARATION between…

— James Madison