"The First Amendment has created a wall of separation between the church and the State. But that wall is one directional. It is to keep the government from running the church. But it is not to keep Christ ian principles out of the govern ment."

- Thomas Jefferson



"From the Declaration of Independence, the American people were bound by the laws of God and the laws of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which they all acknowledge as the root of their conduct. We all came together to obey the word of God."

- John Quincy Adams



"It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded not by religion but by Christians, not on religions but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ."

- Patrick Henry