“When the revolutionary theory of government began to prevail, and Church and State found that they were educating for opposite ends and in a contradictory spirit, it became necessary to remove children entirely from the influence of religion.”

We are not sure we are right until we have made the best case possible for those who are wrong.

To develop and perfect and arm conscience is the great achievement of history.

When you perceive a truth, look for the balancing truth.

Ink was not invented to express our real feelings.

Fanaticism in religion is the alliance of the passions she condemns with the dogmas she professes.

There should be a law to the People besides its own will.

History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.

Men cannot be made good by the state, but they can easily be made bad. Morality depends on liberty.

The passion for power over others can never cease to threaten mankind, and is always sure of finding new and unforseen allies in continuing its martyrology.

. It is the delicate fruit of a mature civilization; and scarcely a century has passed since nations, that knew the meaning of the term, resolved to be free.

The minority can seldom resist. But from the absolute will of an entire people there is no appeal, no redemption, no refuge but treason.

Liberty has not only enemies which it conquers, but perfidious friends, who rob the fruits of its victories: Absolute democracy, socialism.

In every age its progress has been beset by its natural enemies, by ignorance and superstition, by lust of conquest and by love of ease, by the strong man’s craving for power, and the poor man’s craving for food.

Government rules the present. Literature rules the future.

Despotic power is always accompanied by corruption of morality.

At all times sincere friends of freedom have been rare, and its triumphs have been due to minorities.

That level of expectation that I’m going to be conservative is really disappointing, but it is how many people think about clergy and the church

Within the membership we have 270 or so members within the network of Exodus whether that’s a local member ministry, a counselor or one of our members of our church association.

I think what we’re really bad at doing is recognising that it is possible to have lost of different views within the church.

This is the church’s job. This is who we are as the body of Christ to reach out to people who are in need, who are struggling.

But it’s a poor church that cares only for what happens to a soul after it leaves this life.” -Damien

But we will encourage the church to do that in general for anyone and everyone who’s seeking to be a mature believer in Christ.

I believe in the absolute separation of church and state and in the strict enforcement of the Constitution that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.

I went to church and couldn’t swallow it. The music was nice but I don’t belong there.