Michael Newdow Quotes

My daughter is in the lawsuit because you need that for standing.

I have numerous people who have expressed a willingness to be plaintiffs.

I feel like I am not an American in the eyes of my government because of their religious beliefs. I think that is un-American.

People don't simply wake up one day and commit genocide. They start by setting themselves apart from others, diminishing the stature of those adhering to dissenting beliefs in small, insidious steps. They begin by saying, 'We're the righteous, and we'll tolerate those others.' And as the toleration diminishes over time, the inevitable harms are overlooked. It is for that reason that James Madison wisely wrote that 'it is proper to take alarm at the first experiment on our liberties'.

Most people I know I think agree and even many theists agree with this. We don't want government involved.

I think the Constitution has been upheld. I think they made the right decision.

There's a principle here, and I'm hoping the court will uphold this principle so that we can finally go back and have every American want to stand up, face the flag, place their hand over their heart and pledge to one nation, indivisible, not divided by religion, with liberty and justice for all.

I believe I am strengthening the Constitution with my case.

I brought this case because I am an atheist and this offends me, and I have the right to bring up my daughter without God being imposed into her life by her schoolteachers.

No person who denies the existence of a supreme being shall hold any office under this Constitution.

A lot of God-loving people think that killing people who don't agree with them is OK.

The Constitution says that government isn't supposed to be infusing religion into our society, and so I asked to have that upheld.

He's a smart man, so I am assuming he will do it.

Government needs to stay out of the religion business altogether.

I choose to worship not believing in God and government should not thrust a religious idea down my throat.

Supreme Court Justice Anton Scalia should be commended for acknowledging that his views are so strong that - should the Pledge case reach the Supreme Court - he wouldn't be able to maintain the requisite impartiality.

And as soon as I did the research, I realized the law seemed to be on my side and I filed the suit.

But in America, if you're an atheist, you lose.

It's one of the nice things about this nation that when the Constitution is violated, if it affects you, you can bring a suit.

This issue is whether or not our government should be infusing religion into (schools).

A federal judge did as he was supposed to do and upheld the Constitution. We should be thankful that we have judiciary that will do that.