Michael Newdow famous quotes

03-25-2025

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

#Mother #Daughter #Needs
No person who denies the existence of a supreme being shall hold any office under this Constitution.
-- Michael Newdow

#Office #Constitution #Deny
Obviously, I'll keep fighting to uphold the Constitution.
-- Michael Newdow

#Fighting #Constitution
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.
-- Michael Newdow

#Heart #Hands #Justice
One day I was just looking at the coins is what brought this up. I saw "In God We Trust" on my coins. I said, "I don't trust in God," what is this? And I recalled there was something in the Constitution that said you're not allowed to do that and so I did some research. And as soon as I did the research, I realized the law seemed to be on my side and I filed the suit. It's a cool thing to do. Everyone should try it.
-- Michael Newdow

#Law #Atheism #Trying
This issue is whether or not our government should be infusing religion into the public schools. Our churches are very strong in this nation and I think that's great and everybody should have the ability to worship as he or she sees fit. I choose to worship not believing in God and government should not thrust a religious idea down my throat.
-- Michael Newdow

#Religious #Strong #Believe
I think the Constitution has been upheld. I think they made the right decision.
-- Michael Newdow

#Thinking #Decision #Atheism
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.
-- Michael Newdow

#Religious #Eye #Thinking
Most people I know I think agree and even many theists agree with this. We don't want government involved. When atheists become the majority in this country, I don't think the theists are going to be glad to have "one nation under no God" inserted in the Pledge of Allegiance.
-- Michael Newdow

#Country #Atheist #Thinking
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.
-- Michael Newdow

#Strong #Views #Justice
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.
-- Michael Newdow

#Nice #Suits #Constitution
I have numerous people who have expressed a willingness to be plaintiffs.
-- Michael Newdow

#People #Willingness
I believe in the Constitution. The Constitution says that government isn't supposed to be infusing religion into our society, and so I asked to have that upheld.
-- Michael Newdow

#Believe #Government #Our Society
Those who deny the existence of a supreme being have been turned into second-class citizens by a government that continuously sends messages that 'real Americans' believe in God.
-- Michael Newdow

#Real #Believe #Government
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.
-- Michael Newdow

#Judging #Being Thankful #Thankfulness
But in America, if you're an atheist, you lose.
-- Michael Newdow

#Atheist #America
Government needs to stay out of the religion business altogether.
-- Michael Newdow

#Government #Needs
I choose to worship not believing in God and government should not thrust a religious idea down my throat.
-- Michael Newdow

#Religious #Believe #Government
I was considering running for political office.
-- Michael Newdow

#Running #Office #Political
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.
-- Michael Newdow

#Daughter #Atheist #My Daughter
Most people I know I think agree and even many theists agree with this. We don't want government involved.
-- Michael Newdow

#Thinking #Agreement #Government
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'.
-- Michael Newdow

#People #One Day #Liberty
He's a smart man, so I am assuming he will do it.
-- Michael Newdow

#Smart #Men #Atheism

You may also like:

Alfred Goodwin
Judge
Annie Laurie Gaylor
Author
Christopher Hitchens
Author
D. J. Grothe
Dan Barker
Musician
Daniel Dennett
Philosopher
Darrel Ray
Writer
Hemant Mehta
Author
Jay Sekulow
Attorney
Michael Shermer
Writer
Paul Kurtz
Professor
PZ Myers
Scientist
Sam Harris
Author
Siraj Wahhaj
Imam
Stephen Reinhardt
Judge
William J. Murray
Author
William Rehnquist
Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
David Silverman
activist
Dinesh D'Souza
Author
Madalyn Murray O'Hair