Arthur Middleton Quotes
There is a rising generation in this country who do not know God because of a general decay of religion.
Middleton, Arthur. Restoring the Anglican Mind. Gracewing, 2008.
The phrase ‘This would be the best of all possible worlds, if there were no religion at all!!!’ is often quoted to imply that Adams was opposed to religion. This is a classic use of using quotations out of context for if one reads the entire quotation, Adams is stating that without religion the world would not be a particularly fit place. Some religionists then use the entire quotation to argue that Adams was a religious, Christian man who saw America as a Christian nation. That too is out of the context of the totality of his views—see {592753}.
Arthur Middleton, of Charleston, South Carolina, was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence.
