Politics should share one purpose with religion: the steady emancipation of the individual through the education of his passions.

American politics as you know . . . is very often a matter of capture the flag. The party that loses the flag, as the Democratic party did basically from 1972 through the Iran hostage crisis, is in trouble.

When religion and politics travel in the same cart, the riders believe nothing can stand in their way.

The idea that religion and politics don't mix was invented by the Devil to keep Christians from running their own country

Religion is organized to satisfy and guide the soul / politics does the same thing for the body.

Voters don't decide issues, they decide who will decide issues.