Religion and politics

Explore 5 quotes about Religion and politics

Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.

Jesus

Matthew 22:21

Buy the Bible (KJV) at Amazon Buy the Bible (KJV) at Amazon
Read this verse at Bible Hub

More information about this quote

Topic

Church and state Religion and politics Taxes

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Matthew The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

Greek

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 22:21).

As to religion, I hold it to be the indispensable duty of all government, to protect all conscientious professors thereof, and I know of no other business which government hath to do therewith.

Thomas Paine

Common Sense

Buy Common Sense at Amazon Buy Common Sense at Amazon
Read Common Sense at Project Gutenberg

More information about this quote

Topic

Freedom of religion Religion and politics

Author

Thomas Paine

Source

Common Sense

Medium

Pamphlet

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1776 1770s 18th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Paine, Thomas [published anonymously]. Common Sense. Philadelphia: R. Bell, sect. 4.

Current Citation

Paine, Thomas. "Common Sense." Rights of Man, Common Sense, and Other Political Writings, edited by Mark Philp. Oxford University Press, 2009, sect. 4.

Little do they know that they meet under an empty sky from which the gods have departed.

Hans Morgenthau

More information about this quote

Topic

Disenchanted world Decline of religion Realpolitik Religion and politics International politics

Author

Hans Morgenthau

Source

Politics Among Nations

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1948 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Morgenthau, Hans. Politics Among Nations: The Struggle for Power and Peace. Alfred A. Knopf, 1948.

Although he is regularly asked to do so, God does not take sides in American politics, and in America disagreement with the policies of the government is not evidence of lack of patriotism.

George Mitchell

More information about this quote

Topic

Religion and politics God and America

Speaker

George Mitchell

Medium

Congressional hearing

Language

English

Time

1987 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Mitchell, George. Statement at Senate Hearings on Iran-Contra scandal. Senate Hearing on Iran-Contra scandal. 13 July 1987, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Current Citation

Mitchell, George. The Negotiator: A Memoir. Simon and Schuster, 2016.

It would be simplistic to say that Divine Providence caused the fall of communism. It fell by itself as a consequence of its own mistakes and abuses. It fell by itself because of its own inherent weakness

Pope John Paul II

Upon being asked if the fall of the USSR could be ascribed to God.

More information about this quote

Topic

Fall of communism Communism Religion and politics

Speaker

Pope John Paul II

Source

His Holiness: John Paul II and the History of Our Time

Medium

Interview

Language

Italian

Time

1994 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Pope John Paul II. Quoted in His Holiness: John Paul II and the Hidden History of Our Time, written by Carl Bernstein and Marco Politi. Doubleday, 1996.