“A man should be upright, not be kept upright.” Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, (121 AD -180 AD) Roman Emperor, 161-180 AD. Source: Meditations, Book III, 5  (c.161-180 AD). Source Reference Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Quote

“Well-meaning Americans in the name of freedom have taken freedom away. For the sake of religious tolerance, they’ve forbidden religious practice.” Ronald Reagan, Source:  National Day of Prayer, May 6, 1982. Source Reference Ronald Reagan Quote

“If I could have entertained the slightest apprehension that the Constitution framed by the Convention, where I had the honor to preside, might possibly endanger the religious rights of any ecclesiastical Society, certainly I would never have placed my signature…

“The state may not establish a ‘religion of secularism’ in the sense of affirmatively opposing or showing hostility to religion, thus ‘preferring those who believe in no religion over those who do believe.” Justice Potter Stewart, (1915-1985) Associate Justice of…

“The first goal and primary function of the U.S. public school is not to educate good people, but good citizens. It is the function which we call – in enemy nations – ‘state indoctrination.” Jonathan Kozol, (1936- ) American writer, educator, activist,…

“Freedom is the emancipation from the arbitrary rule of other men.” Mortimer Adler, (1902-2001). Source Reference Mortimer Adler Quote

“In almost every act of our lives, whether in the sphere of politics or business or in our social conduct or our ethical thinking, we are dominated by the relatively small number of persons who understand the mental processes and…

“The First Amendment was never intended to insulate our public institutions from any mention of God, the Bible or religion. When such insulation occurs, another religion, such as secular humanism, is effectively established.” Crockett v. Sorenson, Source:  U.S. District Court…

“License they mean when they cry, Liberty!” John Milton, (1608-1674) English Poet Source Reference John Milton Quote

“If a State refused to let religious groups use facilities open to others, then it would demonstrate not neutrality but hostility toward religion. The Establishment Clause does not license government to treat religion and those who teach or practice it…

“The choice facing the nation is between two totally different ways of life. And what a prize we have to fight for: no less than the chance to banish from our land the dark, divisive clouds of Marxist socialism and…

“The American feels too rich in his opportunities for free expression that he often no longer knows what he is free from. Neither does he know where he is not free; he does not recognize his native autocrats when he…