Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2013-03-28 Mar 28, 2013The use of “religion” as an excuse to repress the freedom of expression and to deny human rights is not confined to any country or time.~ Margaret AtwoodDuring almost fifteen centuries the legal establishment of Christianity has been upon trial. What has been its fruits? More or less, in all places, pride and indolence in the clergy; ignorance and servility in the laity, in both, superstition, bigotry, and persecution.~ James MadisonThey that approve a private opinion, call it an opinion; but they that mislike it, heresy: and yet heresy signifies no more than private opinion.~ Thomas Hobbes Mar 27, 2013Religious liberty is primarily a man’s liberty to profess a faith different from that of the dominant religion, and to unite in public worship with those who share his faith.~ Giovanni MieggeReligious liberty is the chief cornerstone of the American system of government, and provisions for its security are embedded in the written charter and interwoven in the moral fabric of its laws. Anything that tends to invade a right so essential and sacred must be carefully guarded against, and I am satisfied that my countrymen, ever mindful of the suffering and sacrifices necessary to obtain it, will never consent to its impairment for any reason or under any pretext whatsoever.~ Thomas F. BayardThe cause of freedom is the cause of God.~ William Lisle Bowles Mar 26, 2013We do not need more intellectual power, we need more moral power. We do not need more knowledge, we need more character. We do not need more government, we need more culture. We do not need more law, we need more religion. We do not need more of the things that are seen, we need more of the things that are unseen.... If the foundation is firm, the superstructure will stand.~ Calvin CoolidgeSo when any of the four pillars of government, are mainly shaken, or weakened (which are religion, justice, counsel, and treasure), men had need to pray for fair weather.~ Francis BaconDemocracy does not guarantee equality of conditions -- it only guarantees equality of opportunity.~ Irving Kristol Mar 25, 2013Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.~ Abraham LincolnCountries are well cultivated, not as they are fertile, but as they are free.~ Charles de MontesquieuThat is true liberty, which bears a pure and firm breast.~ Quintus Ennius Mar 22, 2013Those who are convinced they have a monopoly on The Truth always feel that they are only saving the world when they slaughter the heretics.~ Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.I believe in censorship. After all, I made a fortune out of it.~ Mae WestThe trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.~ Norman Vincent Peale Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print