Those who want the Government to regulate matters of the mind and spirit are like men who are so afraid of being murdered that they commit suicide to avoid assassination.

Beware of the guy praying loudest in the amen corner.

We have found that it is easier for men to die together on the field of battle than it is for them to live together at home in peace.

The atomic bomb is too dangerous to be loose in a lawless world.

A man cannot have character unless he lives within a fundamental system of morals that creates character.

We must remember that the test of our religious principles lies not just in what we say, not only in our prayers, not even in living blameless lives - but in what we do for others

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were political enemies, but they became fast friends. And when they passed away on the same day, the last words of one of them was, The country is safe. Jefferson still lives. And the last words of the other was, John Adams will see that things go forward.