We all agree that neither the Government nor political parties ought to interfere with religious sects. It is equally true that religious sects ought not to interfere with the Government or with political parties. We believe that the cause of good government and the cause of religion both suffer by all such interference.


Speech, Marion, Ohio (31 July 1875)

Rutherford B. Hayes Quotes

We all agree that neither the Government nor political parties ought to interfere with religious sects. It is equally true that religious sects ought ...

We all agree that neither the Government nor political parties ought to interfere with religious sects. It is equally true that religious sects ought ...

We all agree that neither the Government nor political parties ought to interfere with religious sects. It is equally true that religious sects ought ...

We all agree that neither the Government nor political parties ought to interfere with religious sects. It is equally true that religious sects ought ...