“A Cultist is one who has a strong belief in the Bible and the Second Coming of Christ; who frequently attends Bible studies; who has a high level of financial giving to a Christian cause; who home schools his children; who has accumulated survival foods and has a strong belief in the 2nd Amendment, and who distrusts Big Government.” GivingChildrenHomeBigsGovernmentSchoolChristianBeliefStrongCausesChristLevelsStudySurvivalFinancialJewAmendmentsDistrustBible StudyHigh LevelBig GovernmentBelief In The Bible Author:Janet Reno
“However, I also want to say this. The ranch standoff that took place out in Nevada was not about a man named Cliven Bundy. At the heart of this issue was my belief that our government is simply out of control. Now, to me, this was about a federal agency’s dangerous response to a situation that could have resulted in a catastrophe, and that means people dying and people being shot, kind of comparable to what we saw in Waco, Texas.” PeopleMenWantHeartKindMeanGovernmentBeliefSituationIssuesSawsDyingDangerousShotsResponseAgencyTexasCatastropheMean PeopleNevadaPeople DyingStandoffs Author:Sean Hannity
“I am for the First Amendment from the first word to the last. I believe it means what it says.” FirstsBelieveMeanGovernmentLastsBeliefI BelieveLibertyAmendmentsFirst Amendment Author:Hugo Black
“This Congress did more to uplift education, more to attack disease in this country and around the world, and more to conquer poverty than any other session in all American history, and what more worthy achievements could any person want to have? For it was the Congress that was more true than any other Congress to Thomas Jefferson's belief that: 'The care of human life and happiness is the first and only legitimate objective of good Government.'” WorldWantFirstsHumansPersonsCountryGovernmentCareBeliefEducationPovertyDiseaseAchievementCongressWorthyObjectivesAround The WorldConquerUpliftingHuman LifeAmerican HistorySessionLife And Happiness Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“Our government should work for us, not against us. It should help us, not hurt us. It should ensure opportunity not just for those with the most money and influence, but for every American who's willing to work. That's the promise of America - the idea that we are responsible for ourselves, but that we also rise or fall as one nation; the fundamental belief that I am my brother's keeper; I am my sister's keeper.” ShouldIdeasHelpingGovernmentAmericaFallOpportunityBeliefNationsHurtInfluenceWillingBrotherPromiseResponsibleFundamentalsMy BrotherMy SisterKeepersMy Sister's Keeper Author:Barack Obama
“No idea holds greater sway in the minds of educated Americans that the belief that it is possible to democratize governments anytime and anywhere under any circumstances.” MindIdeasGovernmentBeliefGreaterCircumstancesEducatedNo Idea Author:Jeane Kirkpatrick
“The conception that government should be guided by majority opinion makes sense only if that opinion is independent of government. The ideal of democracy rests on the belief that the view which will direct government emerges from an independent and spontaneous process. It requires, therefore, the existence of a large sphere independent of majority control in which the opinions of the individuals are formed.” IfsShouldGovernmentIndividualBeliefProcessViewsExistenceOpinionDemocracyIdealsDirectIndependentMajorityMake SenseConceptionSpheresSpontaneousMajority Opinion Author:Friedrich August von Hayek
“People have been willing to accept that the government is lying to us, but they are now more willing to accept the concept of aliens and other life forms. There's just a slew of stuff out there right now. It's been people's closet belief system, and now it's coming out of the closet.” PeopleHas BeensGovernmentFormLyingBeliefStuffAcceptingWillingRight NowConceptsAliensComing OutClosetsBelief SystemsComing Out Of The Closet Author:Gillian Anderson
“The "establishment of religion" clause of the First Amendment means at least this: Neither a state nor the Federal Government can set up a church. Neither can pass laws which aid one religion, aid all religions, or prefer one religion over another. Neither can force nor influence a person to go to or to remain away from church against his will or force him to profess a belief or disbelief in any religion.” FirstsMeanPersonsStatesGovernmentLawBeliefForceChurchAtheismInfluencePositive AtheismAidsEstablishmentAmendmentsFederal GovernmentFirst AmendmentDisbeliefSeparation Of Church And StateClauses Author:Hugo Black
“The Chief Justice's ... main point seemed to be that the references to God in the Pledge of Allegiance aren't really religious and therefore are not that important - something I would think would offend Christians who think it should stay because it is religious and does matter. Too many Christians appear to be desperate to shore up their failing confidence in their own religious beliefs by having the government officially endorse those beliefs.” ThinkingShouldDoeImportantMatterGovernmentChristianBeliefReligiousJusticeFailingAtheismPositive AtheismChiefsDesperateShorePledgeAllegianceReligious BeliefPledge Of AllegianceChief Justice Author:Ed Buckner
“Way down deep the American people are afraid of an entangling relationship between formal religions - or whole bodies of religious belief - and government. Apart from constitutional law and religious doctrine, there is a sense that tells us it's wrong to presume to speak for God or to claim God's sanction of our particular legislation and his rejection of all other positions. Most of us are offended when we see religion being trivialized by its appearance in political throw-away pamphlets.” PeopleWayWholeBodyGovernmentLawPoliticalBeliefSpeakReligiousAtheismPositionParticularClaimsAppearancePositive AtheismDoctrineRejectionFormalLegislationOffendedSanctionsReligious BeliefConstitutional Law Author:Mario Cuomo
“I feel like I am not an American in the eyes of my government because of their religious beliefs. I think that is un-American.” ThinkingFeelsGovernmentEyeBeliefReligiousAtheismPositive AtheismReligious Belief Author:Michael Newdow
“I think it is wrong for the federal government to force Christian individuals, businesses, pastors, churches to participate in wedding ceremonies that violate our sincerely held religious beliefs. We have to stand up and fight for religious liberty. That's where this fight is going.” ThinkingGovernmentChristianFightingIndividualBeliefForceChurchReligiousLibertyPastorFederal GovernmentCeremonySincerelyReligious BeliefReligious LibertyWedding Ceremony Author:Bobby Jindal
“Our democracy is predicated on the belief that our government should be accessible by the people. We cannot allow ourselves to give in to fear or shy away from interacting with the public.” PeopleGivingShouldGovernmentBeliefDemocracyShyInteracting Author:Erik Paulsen
“Every believer is an anarchist at heart. True believers would rather see governments topple and history rewritten than scuff the cover of their faith.” HeartGovernmentFaithBeliefBelieverAnarchistTrue Believer Author:Jeanette Winterson
“Governments ... should not force and govern belief, which is a matter for the heart and conscience not for temporal authorities.” ShouldHeartMatterGovernmentBeliefForceAuthorityConscience Author:Katharina Zell