Areas Quote by Potter Stewart

It is impossible to build sound constitutional doctrine upon a mistaken understanding of Constitutional history... The establishment clause has been expressly freighted with Jefferson's…

— William Rehnquist

The 'wall of separation between church and state' is a metaphor based on bad history, a metaphor which has proved useless as a guide…

— William Rehnquist

The contemporary quarrel over church and state is not really about whether a wall of separation of church and state should exist or not...…

— James Davison Hunter

“Therefore, judges have to reach beyond the apparently impenetrable sphere of meaning by adopting the strategy of unravelling meaning in the constitutional text. This…

— Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly

Ultimately, the court is heading to a doctrine of 'separation of campaign and state.' This doctrine, like separation of church and state or separation…

— Bradley A. Smith

It doesn't say anywhere in the Constitution this idea of the separation of church and state.

— Sean Hannity

That (separation of church and state) was never in the Constitution, however much the liberals laugh at me for saying it, they know good…

— Pat Robertson

I disagree strongly with the concept of separation of church and state. It was not written into the Constitution.

— Ken Buck

It was the separation of powers upon which the framers placed their hopes for the preservation of the people's liberties. Despite this heritage, the…

— Robert Byrd

We need to put people on the bench that understand the Constitution is not a living and breathing document. It is to be interpreted…

— Marco Rubio

“In any event, one must consider the broader implications of a frontal assault on the separation of powers as outdated, ineffective, and unaccountable. The…

— Thomas O. Sargentich

The separation of church and state is a misnomer. People misunderstand it. Of course, it comes from a phrase that was in a letter…

— Mike Johnson