Country Quote by Pat Buchanan

Democracy is itself, a religious faith. For some it comes close to being the only formal religion they have.

— E. B. White

The power of the American system of republicanism lies in its capacity to allow religious belief to be a competing, not a controlling, factor…

— Jon Meacham

Christianity is completely and radically anti-democratic; it is committed to spiritual aristocracy,

— R.J. Rushdoony

The republican model described in the Hebrew Scriptures reassured pious Americans that republicanism was a political system favored by God.

— Daniel L Dreisbach

Clearly, God is a Democrat

— Patrick Caddell

We no longer claim that a genuinely religious government can be democratic, but that it cannot be otherwise.

— Abdolkarim Soroush

Politics is really religion. Politics is about sacredness. Politics is about offering a vision that will bind the nation together to pursue greatness.

— Jonathan Haidt

If there were a nation of Gods, it would govern itself democratically. A government so perfect is not suited to men.

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Look at the plight of a devotee. One cannot even use the name of his favourite God. What sort of democracy is this?

— Suresh Gopi

Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.

— H. L. Mencken

The true destiny of America is religious, not political: it is spiritual, not physical.

— Alvin R. Dyer

Politics draws lines between people; in contrast, Jesus' love cuts across those lines and dispenses grace. That does not mean, of course, that Christians…

— Philip Yancey