Founding Issues
Religion

  1. "Religion: [I]ncludes a belief in the being and perfections of God, in the revelation of His will to man, and in man’s obligation to obey His commands, in a state of reward and punishment, and in man’s accountableness to God; and also true godliness or piety of life with the practice of all moral duties. ... [T]he practice of moral duties without a belief in a Divine Lawgiver, and without reference to His will or commands, is not religion."
    - Noah Webster, United States Founding Father, Revolutionary War Soldier, Judge, Educator, "An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828).

  2. "Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism, who should labor to subvert these great pillars."
    - George Washington, United States Founding Father, "A compilation of the Message and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1897", James D. Richardson, (Published by the Authority of Congress, 1899), Vol. 1, P. 220, September 17, 1796

  3. "We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Avarice, ambition, revenge, or gallantry, would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net. Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other"
    - John Adams, United States Founding Father, "The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States, Charles Francis Adams, ed. (Boston: Little, Brown, 1854), Vol. IX, p. 229, October 11, 1798

  4. "The great pillars of all government and of social life ... [are] virtue, morality, and religion. This is the armor, my friend, and this alone, that renders us invincible."
    - Patrick Henry, United States Founding Father, Moses Coit Tyler, "Patrick Henry" (New York: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1897), p. 409, to Archibald Blair on January 8, 1799.

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