Conscience Quote by John Cotton

By liberty of conscience, we understand not only a mere liberty of the mind, in believing or disbelieving this or that principle or doctrine;…

— William Penn

The liberty enjoyed by the people of these states of worshiping Almighty God agreebly to their conscience, is not only among the choicest of…

— George Washington

Liberty of conscience is nowadays only understood to be the liberty of believing what men please, but also of endeavoring to propagate that belief…

— Jonathan Swift

Liberty is an acknowledgement of faith in God and his works.

— Frederic Bastiat

The conscience is the sacred haven of the liberty of man.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Liberty is the condition of duty, the guardian of conscience. It grows as conscience grows. The domains of both grow together. Liberty is safety…

— John Acton

Religious liberty is the first freedom in our Constitution. And whether the cause is justice for the persecuted, compassion for the needy and the…

— Mitt Romney

[Liberty] considers religion as the safeguard of morality, and morality as the best security of law and the surest pledge of the duration of…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

Liberty, next to religion has been the motive of good deeds and the common pretext of crime...

— Lord Acton

“Political liberty,” what are we to understand by that? Perhaps the individual’s independence of the State and its laws? No; on the contrary, the…

— Max Stirner

“Whoever wishes to be free, shall seek the faith of liberty.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“Freedom of conscience is the core of all freedom”

— Pope Benedict XVI