I believe in a wall between church and state so high that no one can climb over it.

I've always been worried about people who are willing to work for nothing. Sometimes that's all you get from them, nothing.

Political freedom cannot exist in any land where religion controls the state, and religious freedom cannot exist in any land where the state controls religion.

I used to think that the Civil War was our country's greatest tragedy, but I do remember that there were some redeeming features in the Civil War in that there was some spirit of sacrifice and heroism displayed on both sides. I see no redeeming features in Watergate.

A leader is someone who helps improve the lives of other people.

Humor makes our heavy burdens light and smoothes the rough spots in our pathways.

When religion controls government, political liberty dies; and when government controls religion, religious liberty perishes.