The way to silence religious disputes is to take no notice of them.

The way to silence religious disputes is to take no notice of them

and I wondered if, in the end, this is how all disputes are settled, with a shared silence as things become equal. You take something from me, I take something from you. We all want balance, one way or another.

All persons shall have full and free liberty of religious opinion; nor shall any be compelled to frequent or maintain any religious institution

I know it will give great offense to the clergy, but the advocate of religious freedom is to expect neither peace nor forgiveness from them

Our civil rights have no dependence upon our religious opinions more than our opinions in physics or geometry.