Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2001-03-05 Mar 5, 2001The said constitution shall never be construed to authorize Congress to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms.~ Samuel AdamsAmericans need never fear their government because of the advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation.~ James Madison Mar 2, 2001Those people who will not be governed by God will be ruled by tyrants.~ William PennThere can be no prescription old enough to supersede the Law of Nature and the grant of God Almighty, who has given to all men a natural right to be free, and they have it ordinarily in their power to make themselves so, if they please.~ James OtisKings or parliaments could not give the rights essential to happiness... We claim them from a higher source -- from the King of kings, and Lord of all the earth. They are not annexed to us by parchments and seals. They are created in us by the decrees of Providence, which establish the laws of our nature. They are born with us; exist with us; and cannot be taken from us by any human power, without taking our lives.~ John Dickinson Mar 1, 2001There is no position on which people are so immovable as their religious beliefs. There is no more powerful ally one can claim in a debate than Jesus Christ, or God, or Allah, or whatever one calls this supreme being. But like any powerful weapon, the use of God's name on one's behalf should be used sparingly. The religious factions that are growing throughout our land are not using their religious clout with wisdom. They are trying to force government leaders into following their position 100 percent. If you disagree with these religious groups on a particular moral issue, they complain, they threaten you with a loss of money or votes or both. I'm frankly sick and tired of the political preachers across this country telling me as a citizen that if I want to be a moral person, I must believe in 'A,' 'B,' 'C,' and 'D.' Just who do they think they are? And from where do they presume to claim the right to dictate their moral beliefs to me?~ Barry Goldwater Feb 28, 2001The fact that we became a nation and immediately separated church and state -- it has saved us from all the misery that has beset mankind with inquisitions, internecine and civil wars, and other assorted ills.~ Dumas MaloneMen never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.~ Blaise Pascal Feb 27, 2001The Bible is not my Book and Christianity is not my religion. I could never give assent to the long complicated statements of Christian dogma.~ Abraham LincolnThe day that this country ceases to be free for irreligion, it will cease to be free for religion.~ Justice Robert H. JacksonLet us revise our views and work from the premise that all laws should be for the welfare of society as a whole and not directed at the punishment of sins.~ John Biggs Jr.Remember, there's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over.~ Frank Zappa Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print