Religious Liberty

Famous quotes containing the words religious liberty, religious and/or liberty:

    [Religious liberty was] in its nature an inalienable right ... because the opinions of men, depending only upon the evidence contemplated by their minds, cannot follow the dictates of other men.
    James Madison (1751–1836)

    I believe in the equality of man; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow-creatures happy.
    Thomas Paine (1737–1809)

    The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts.
    Edmund Burke (1729–1797)