Constitution Quote by Josh Hawley

The right to religious freedom has its foundation, not in the church or society or the state, but in the very dignity of the…

— John Courtney Murray

Legal systems, at both the national and international level, are therefore required to recognize, guarantee and protect religious freedom, which is a right intrinsically…

— Pope Francis

The constitutional freedom of religion is the most inalienable and sacred of all human rights

— Thomas Jefferson

“First, societies lacking full religious liberty lack a critical restriction on state power. When citizens are free to have an ultimate commitment to something…

— Timothy Shah

Religious liberty is about freedom of action in matters of religion generally, and the scope of that liberty is directly correlated to the civil…

— Clarence Thomas

The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.

— Lamar S. Smith

Democracy demands that the religiously motivated translate their concerns into universal, rather than religion-specific, values.

— Barack Obama

The obligation of the state is to guarantee freedom of religion, and that implies dealing with all of them on an equal footing.

— Ricardo Alarcon

The State may justify a limitation on religious liberty by showing it is essential to accomplish an overriding governmental interest.

— Warren E. Burger

This is perhaps the most important statement on religion ever made. It clarified the intent of the founders of the constitution irrespective of the…

— Thomas Jefferson

Religious freedom is one of the most fundamental of human rights because religious freedom comes from the dignity of the human being as God's…

— Suharto

Our Constitution recognises no other power than that of persuasion, for enforcing religious observances.

— Richard Mentor Johnson