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Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.

— John Adams

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain - that it has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it. In either case, it is unfit to exist.

— Lysander Spooner

While we have a Constitution that is very strong in the sense that we are not gonna have a religion that's sanctioned by the government, it doesn't mean that we need to have a separation between government and religion.

— Ken Buck

The constitution is a sacred document in a democracy.

— Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.

— Lamar S. Smith

The Constitution says that government isn't supposed to be infusing religion into our society, and so I asked to have that upheld.

— Michael Newdow

And I think we as a people need to stop being disingenuous about what the Constitution provides for. It does not provide for this all-encompassing power that we've seen exercised over the last several decades. It's what's gotten us into this bankrupt position.

— Joe Miller

The ultimate touchstone of constitutionality is the Constitution itself and not what we have said about it.

— Felix Frankfurter

Power's not what the Constitution was about.

— Roy Moore

✗Opposing Perspectives

I disagree strongly with the concept of separation of church and state. It was not written into the Constitution.

— Ken Buck

Our Constitution exists to secure individual freedom, the essential condition of human flourishing. Liberty is not provided by government; liberty preexists government. It's our natural birthright, not a gift from the sovereign. Our founders upended things and divided power to enshrine a promise, not a process.

— Don Willett