“To read the Bible is of itself a laudable occupation and can scarcely ...” — John Quincy Adams Quote

“To read the Bible is of itself a laudable occupation and can scarcely fail of being a useful employment of time; but the habit of reflecting upon what you have read is equally essential as than of reading itself, to give it all the efficacy of which it is susceptible.”

“Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can ever preserve the liberties of any people.”

“Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights. It is founded on the natural equality of mankind. It is the cornerstone of the Christian religion. It is the first element of all lawful government upon earth.”

“Where annual elections end where slavery begins.”

“This idea of the transcendent power of the Supreme Being is essentially connected with that by which the whole duty of man is summed up: obedience to His will.”

“All men profess honesty as long as they can. To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so is something worse.”

“It's not listed in the Bible, but my spiritual gift, my specific calling from God, is to be a television talk-show host.”

“I am not saying we are categorizing Ellen White in the biblical context of a false prophet.”

“Logically, taking Scripture seriously means being passionately concerned about interpreting it correctly and thus welcoming any evidence that exposes erroneous understandings of the biblical text. Unfortunately, many zealous Bible students and teachers confuse their favorite interpretations of the Bible with the Bible itself.”

“People have the idea of missionaries as going out with the Bible and hitting natives with it. It's not really what they were doing. They were all doing something rather different.”

“Jesus was not this wimpy little guy who walked around munching sunflower seeds and saying nice things to people. The real Jesus of the Bible said, 'Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's.' That is: Obey the government.”

“My grandparents knew it was important that I understood Christianity and the Bible. But they never took me to church; they sent me to church.”