When religion controls government, political liberty dies; and when government controls religion, religious liberty perishes.
Sam ErvinPolitical freedom cannot exist in any land where religion controls the state, and religious freedom cannot exist in any land where the state controls religion.
Sam ErvinGovernment is contemptuous of true religion when it confiscates the taxes of Caesar to finance the things of God.
Sam ErvinI believe in a wall between church and state so high that no one can climb over it. When religion controls government, political liberty dies; and when government controls religion, religious liberty perishes. Every American has the constitutional right not to be taxed or have his tax money expended for the establishment of religion. For too long the issue of government aid to church related organizations has been a divisive force in our society and in the Congress. It has erected communication barriers among our religions and fostered intolerance.
Sam Ervin