Age of reason Quote by James Madison

Question with boldness even the existence of a god.

— Thomas Jefferson

I do not say that, when brought to the test, I shall be invincible.

— James Otis

Rulers who wished to subvert the public liberty, may have found an established Clergy convenient auxiliaries. A just Government instituted to secure & perpetuate…

— James Madison

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.

— James Madison

“For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask…

— Luke

For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask…

— Luke the Evangelist

“Unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required.”

— Anonymous

There's no religious test under the constitution. That's what it says. Period.

— John Bolton

Voters are more than Catholics, Protestants or Jews. They make up their minds for many diverse reasons, good and bad. To submit the candidates…

— John F. Kennedy

If you're an American and you are, you know, subscribing to the ideals and the creed and the values that we believe in as…

— Barack Obama

“James Madison, the author of the First Amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting any law respecting an establishment of religion, was also an author of…

— Christopher Hitchens

Not applying a religious test for public office means that people of all faiths are allowed to run - not that views about God,…

— Jacob Weisberg