Benevolence Quote by Moses Mendelssohn

The state has physical power and uses it when necessary; the power of religion is love and beneficence

— Moses Mendelssohn

“Our forefathers understood that if you let one religion control “THE STATE,” they typically subjugate and destroy other competing religions that are different from…

— Lee Vickers

When state and religion are one, religion becomes a means for the powerful to remain in power.

— Walter Jon Williams

Religion mustn't interfere with the state - so one of the basic Democratic principles as we know it in America is the separation of…

— Reinhold Niebuhr

The state is essentially an apparatus of compulsion and coercion. The characteristic feature of its activities is to compel people through the application or…

— Ludwig von Mises

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

In the relationship between man and religion, the state is firmly committed to a position of neutrality.

— Tom C. Clark

The separation of church and state was meant to protect church from state; a state that declares religion off limits in public life is…

— Ben Shapiro

The modern state appeals to morality, to religion, and to natural law as the ideological foundation of its existence. At the same time it…

— J. M. Coetzee

The State is a condition, a certain relationship between human beings, a mode of behavior; we destroy it by contracting other relationships, by behaving…

— Gustav Landauer

We should distinguish at this point between "government" and "state" ... A government is the consensual organization by which we adjudicate disputes, defend our…

— David Boaz

The state can be a force for good. The Rule of law is absolutely essential to a good life. God has instituted government and…

— Dave Brat