Chaplains Quote by James Madison

“... But besides the danger of a direct mixture of Religion & civil Government , there is an evil which ought to be guarded…

— James Madison

Is the appointment of Chaplains to the two Houses of Congress consistent with the Constitution, and with the pure principle of religious freedom? In…

— James Madison

...several of the first presidents, including Jefferson and Madison, generally refused to issue public prayers, despite importunings to do so. Under pressure, Madison relented…

— James Madison

[G]et two-thirds of the states to alter the Constitution; come out with their national religion, and then let the people get their throats ready.

— Anne Royall

To many Americans, saying the United States will never be socialist is rhetorical: Of course it won't - we have a Constitution that forbids…

— Charlie Kirk

The dissolution of the nation destroys the national religion, and dethrones the national deity.

— William Robertson Smith

Consumerism is our national religion.

— Jennifer Stone

May the arm of the first member of Congress, who proposes a national religion, drop powerless from his shoulder; his tongue cleave to the…

— Anne Royall

“If any man at this day sincerely believes that a proper division of local from federal authority, or any part of the Constitution, forbids…

— Abraham Lincoln

The Constitution forbids states from banning all religion from public spaces and from making churches the ghettos of religion where all manifestations of faith…

— Scott Pruitt

Preferring members of any one group for no reason other than race or ethnic origin is discrimination for its own sake. This the Constitution…

— Colin Powell

In the First Amendment to the Constitution, the Founders made it clear that this was not to be a sky-god nation with a national…

— Gore Vidal