Memorable Quotes On The Separation Of Church And State

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"The government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion."
George Washington
"Separation of church and state is essential to a free society."
John F. Kennedy
"Religion is a matter that lies solely between man and his God."
Thomas Jefferson
"I do not find in Christian theology one redeeming feature."
Thomas Jefferson
"The First Amendment has created a wall of separation between church and state."
Hugo Black
"In America, the principle of separation of church and state is fundamental in the protection of the civil liberties of all citizens."
Eleanor Roosevelt
"The purpose of the separation of church and state is to prevent a theocracy."
Ronald Reagan
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"No man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place, or ministry whatsoever."
James Madison
"I think that the decision to separate church and state was a great step forward for both institutions."
Jimmy Carter
"A great obstacle to the religious life of the nation is the mixture of church and state."
William Howard Taft
"The clergy must not be the spouters of government policy, nor government policy be dictated by the clergy."
FDR
"The idea that church and state should be separate is rooted deeply in our Constitution."
Barack Obama
"The separation of church and state must be maintained in order to protect individual rights."
Sandra Day O'Connor
"The wall of separation between church and state is a fundamental concept that must be safeguarded."
Alan Dershowitz
"A state church is an established church, a church that is favored by the government."
Samuel Adams
"Church and state should be separate; the state should not tax the church, nor the church the state."
Albert Einstein
"We must guard against the danger that religious institutions can threaten the ideals of a free society."
Franklin D. Roosevelt
"The best way to get the government out of religion is to get the religion out of government."
Bill Maher
"Religious freedom is the notion that everyone has the right to believe without the mixing of church and state."
Jesse Ventura
"The church cannot be a government agent, nor can the government be a church."
Henry H. Jackson
"A free government is one that is not dictated by a single religious body."
James K. Polk
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"It is one of the great achievements of our nation that we have separated religion from government."
Thomas Paine
"Separation of church and state is the cornerstone of our democracy."
Mikhail Gorbachev
"The greatest enemy of religious freedom is a church that wants to control or coerce the government."
Michael Newdow
"The greatest gift of the Founding Fathers was a democratic government; the second was the separation of church and state."
Cory Booker

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