Can it be that we, too, are ready to embrace the foul concepts of atheism? Somebody is tampering with America's soul, I leave it to you who that somebody is. (in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's verdict in Engel v. Vitale.)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker questions the embrace of atheism and accuses unseen forces of undermining American spiritual values.
- In plain terms
- He worries Americans are turning away from faith and asks who is causing it.
- What can you take from it?
- Religious values are seen as essential to national identity by some.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does faith relate to national soul?
- Who influences cultural shifts?
Another view
This view conflicts with secular interpretations of the constitution.
More from Robert Byrd
The people of West Virginia have never let me down, and I intend to never let them down.
Permalink to quote #27 Mr. President, before we begin consideration of this spending bill, I want to take a moment to say how distraught and terribly shaken I am over the news of my …
Permalink to quote #29 It is patriotic, not partisan, to help the President see the truth.
Permalink to quote #26
Related quotes
We have exchanged the Washingtonian dignity for the Jeffersonian simplicity, which was in truth only another name for the Jacksonian vulgarity.
Henry Codman PotterHenry Codman Potter quote #1 It doesn't say anywhere in the Constitution this idea of the separation of church and state.
Sean HannitySean Hannity quote #1 There are two Americas. One is the America of Lincoln and Adlai Stevenson; the other is the America of Teddy Roosevelt and the modern superpatriots. One is gen…
J. William FulbrightJ. William Fulbright quote #2