Aids Quote by James Madison

“Every new and successful example, therefore, of a perfect separation between the ecclesiastical and civil matters, is of importance; and I have no doubt…

— James Madison

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

— James Madison

“Every new & successful example therefore of a perfect separation between ecclesiastical and civil matters , is of importance. And I have no doubt…

— James Madison

God has appointed two kinds of government in the world, which are distinct in their nature, and ought never to be confounded together; one…

— Isaac Backus

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

And I have no doubt that every new example will succeed, as every past one has done, in showing that religion and Government will…

— James Madison

Every new and successful example of a perfect separation between ecclesiastical and civil matters is of importance.

— James Madison

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

We believe in separation of church and state, that there should be no unwarranted influence on the church or religion by the state, and…

— Jimmy Carter

I esteem it above all things necessary to distinguish exactly the business of civil government from that of religion and to settle the just…

— John Locke

The civil Government, though bereft of every thing like an associated hierarchy, possesses the requisite stability, and performs its functions with complete success; whilst…

— James Madison

The separation of church and state is necessary partly because if religion is good then the state shouldn't interfere with the religious vision or…

— Reinhold Niebuhr