American founding fathers Quote by John Adams

The general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were the general principles of Christianity. I will avow that I then believed, and now…

— John Adams

The Declaration of Independence laid the cornerstone of human government upon the first precepts of Christianity.

— John Adams

“We must be convinced that there are no such things as 'Christian principles.' There is the Person of Christ, who is the principle of…

— Jacques Ellul

[The United States is] founded on the principles of Christianity

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

It is evident from their writings that the Founding Fathers would never have tolerated the separation that we have embraced today. They knew that…

— David Barton

The Bible and its teachings helped form the basis for the Founding Fathers' abiding belief in the inalienable rights of the individual, rights which…

— Ronald Reagan

That you cannot have Christian principles without Christ is becoming increasingly clear, because their validity as principles depends on Christ's authority.

— Dorothy L. Sayers

“All in all, Christian nation proponents commit several errors in their claims about the religious beliefs of the Founders. Their claims isolate the religious…

— Steven K. Green

The Bible and its teachings helped form the basis for the Founding Fathers' abiding belief in the inalienable rights of the individual.

— Ronald Reagan

From Samuel Adams to Patrick Henry to Benjamin Franklin to Alexander Hamilton, all the Founders intended religion to provide a moral anchor for our…

— William Bennett

“The establishment of Protestant Christianity was one not only of law, but also, and far more importantly, of culture. Christianity supplied the nation with…

— Gary DeMar

“I was also able to see that the principles governing the rites and customs of the churches in which I grew up did not…

— James Baldwin