Mitt Romney Quotes

I'm very keen on having true freedom of expression. True freedom of faith. And free practice of religious faith.

I think we recognize as Americans there are certain things that are just primary to the freedoms and liberties that we enjoy here and religious freedom is one of the most important things we as Americans cherish.

There is little doubt that religious liberty is best exercised within the setting of the secular state.

This Vatican Synod declares that the human person has a right to religious freedom. This freedom means that all people are to be immune from coercion on the part of individuals or of social groups and of any human power, in such wise that in matters religious no one is to be forced to act in a manner contrary to his/her own beliefs

Nothing is more important to me, and nothing was more important to our founding fathers, than freedom of religion.

In Arkansas, we believe in religious freedom.

In a perfect world, there would be freedom of religion and freedom for all religions to exercise their religion everywhere.

We are a nation built on principles of freedom, and high on the list of freedoms is freedom of religious expression.

Protection of religious freedom means considering the faiths and beliefs of everyone involved.

Religious liberty should be a bipartisan issue.

The freedom to convert is fundamental to freedom of religion.

'Freedom of belief and worship is the most important guarantee of social peace.

What other nations call religious toleration, we call religious rights.

There is no compulsion in religion.

It is certainly no part of religion to compel religion.

What does religious freedom look like? As America gets more religiously diverse, the concept is getting harder to define …. You can get 10 different groups in the room and they will disagree about what religious liberty is.

I'm a religious liberty supporter - I strongly believe in that.

It is my sincere hope that every person in India will experience true freedom of faith, regardless of religion.

While all religious beliefs should be respected, choice is a human right.

We Americans can be rightly proud of the fact that the right to the free and unfettered exercise of religion is a primary principle in the vision and founding of our country. It defines us as a people, and has uniquely contributed to making this nation great.

As a preacher who has spent significant time in churches and houses of worship all across the country, I can tell you firsthand that religious liberty and freedom are principles that can never be infringed upon.

Religious freedom is already protected in the United States. It's in our Constitution. It's in most state constitutions.

A just laicism allows religious freedom. The state does not impose religion but rather gives space to religions with a responsibility toward civil society, and therefore it allows these religions to be factors in building up society.

Usually, it is not my habit to address religious issues on the floor. I strongly believe in a person's right to religious freedom, as well as the separation of church and state.

Growing up in Britain as a rather loose Jew, the two things that didn't belong together were freedom and religious intensity. In America, they do. The Founding Fathers made a bet that if you didn't force everyone to profess religion in their own particular way, you could protect intellectual freedom, and religion would flourish.