Noah Webster Quotes

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I think most people have no idea about what religious freedom means.

I have spent almost my entire adult life fighting to defend the religious liberty of every American to follow his or her faith and live according to his conscience.

On the issues of religious liberty, the Supreme Court continues to scrape against the bedrock of the American spirit.

Everyone - whether it's the Jews, the Greeks, the Catholics - everybody is entitled to religious beliefs and entitled to their traditions.

The freedom to convert is fundamental to freedom of religion.

I don't think my religious convictions should be held against me.

One's religion is one's own possession and he has a right to it.

I am a person of faith who believes deeply in the right to exercise religious beliefs.

Religious freedom, often referred to as the first freedom, is of central import to the American experiment. As such it should feature prominently in U.S. foreign policy.

Permit liberty of conscience in matters of religion to all persons.

No Australian of any faith should be fired for practising their religion.

Religious freedom is often referred to as America's first freedom. Our country was founded by religious exiles and built on the belief that God has given all people certain inalienable rights. Government's role in society is to protect these rights and ensure that we are safe from religious persecution and discrimination.

If I were ever prosecuted for my religion, I truly hope there would be enough evidence to convict me.

Nowhere have the forces of intolerance been displayed less tolerantly than in the area of religious speech and practice.

Religious freedom is a fundamental human right.

If there is one thing for which we stand in this country, it is for complete religious freedom, and it is an emphatic negation of this right to cross-examine a man on his religion before being willing to support him for office.

Religion is the most fragile of all freedoms. And that's because it is the most threatening to those in power.

I'm speaking of the ability of people of faith to freely express their beliefs in the public square.

I have a great respect for the flag, (but) if the government passed a law saying that I had to pledge allegiance to the flag, I don't think I would do it. I've always felt that I lived in a country...where if I wanted to worship God as a Baptist, I could do so. If I were an atheist, I could be one. If I wanted to be a Catholic but was born a Jew, there's no condemnation...from a government authority.

I mean, you know, there's a lot of talk about tolerance in the country today having to do with people on the left. And Indiana steps forward to protect the constitutional rights and privileges of freedom of religion for people of faith and families of faith in our state and this avalanche of intolerance that's been poured on our state is just outrageous.

What good is religious liberty if it can only be practiced behind stained-glass windows on Sunday?

Whatever you may think of the proposed mosque and community center, lost in the heat of the debate has been a basic question: Should government attempt to deny private citizens the right to build a house of worship on private property based on their particular religion?

Business owners should not have to choose between violating their faith and violating the law.

The notion of religious liberty is that you cannot be forced to participate in a religious ceremony that's not of your choosing simply because you're out-voted.