Amendments Quote by Nick Rahall

The framers of our Constitution meant we were to have freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.

— Billy Graham

When our Founding Fathers passed the First Amendment, they sought to protect churches from government interference. They never intended to construct a wall of…

— Ronald Reagan

The very reason for the First Amendment is to make the people of this country free to think, speak, write and worship as they…

— Hugo Black

The First Amendment was written by the Founders to protect the free exercise of Christianity.

— Bryan Fischer

“When the First Amendment was finally approved, it contained two separate clauses on religion, each with an independent scope of action. The first clause…

— David Barton

Lately the First Amendment has been interpreted to deny equal protection of the law to those who believe in God. The Constitution established freedom…

— Jack Kemp

Outlawing religion form the political arena is not what the Founding Fathers intended when they drafted the First Amendment. We do a grave disservice…

— Bill Bright

The first amendment makes it clear that we are free to practice religion without government interference. The Constitution also establishes the separation of church…

— Roxane Gay

Now I realize it's fashionable in some circles to believe that no one in government should encourage others to read the Bible. That we're…

— Ronald Reagan

The First Amendment was added to the Constitution to stand as a guarantee that neither the power nor the prestige of the Federal Government…

— Hugo Black

What James Madison and the other men of his generation had in mind when they wrote the First Amendment was that there should be…

— Sam Ervin

Our Constitution was not intended to be used by ... any group to foist its personal religious beliefs on the rest of us.

— Katharine Hepburn