53+ Roy Moore Quotes On Slavery, Education And Government

Roy Moore is an American judge who served as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama from 2001 to 2003 and 2013 to 2017. He is known for his conservative Christian and pro-life views, as well as his controversial stances on same-sex marriage and the Ten Commandments. In 2017, Moore was unsuccessfully nominated as a Republican candidate for the United States Senate in Alabama. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Roy Moore on slavery, education, government.

Top 10 Roy Moore Quotes

1. The time has come to recover the valiant courage of our forefathers, who understood that faith and freedom are inseparable, and that they are worth fighting for.
2. The basic premise of the Constitution was a separation of powers and a system of checks and balances because man was perceived as a fallen creature and would always yearn for more power.
3. Anytime you deny the acknowledgement of God you are undermining the entire basis for which our country exists.
4. I must acknowledge God. It says so in the Constitution of Alabama. It says so in the First Amendment of the Constitution.
5. The Ten Commandments are the divinely revealed law.
6. Without God there would be no freedom to believe what you want.
7. Indeed, the acknowledgement of God is not synonymous with religion.
8. Acknowledgment of God is not now, or ever has been, a violation of the US constitution.
9. The whole basis of the Constitution was a restriction of power, and the whole basis of the federalist system was that there was not one sovereign centralized power from which all authority flows.
10. They might object to some of my opinions, but they don't object to my behavior as a judge.

Roy Moore Short Quotes

• But in the long term, I think it is improper to limit your future.
• Well, I think that we have to continue to fight for what we believe.
• But I have made no plans to run for any office right now.
• To do my duty, I must obey God.
• It is altogether proper for people to recognize a sovereign God.
• Worship With Your Vote.
• There is no such thing as evolution.
• I know Dr. Kennedy and I know Coral Ridge Ministries. I have no connection.
• The point is that knowledge of God is not prohibited under the First Amendment.
• No, I think that we've got a basic discrepancy here between the rule of law versus the rule of man.

Roy Moore Quotes About Government

We've voted in a government that's rotting at the core, Appointing Godless Judges who throw reason out the door, Too soft to place a killer in a well deserved tomb, But brave enough to kill a baby before he leaves the womb. — Roy Moore

It can have a secular purpose and have a relationship to God because God was presumed to be both over the state and the church, and separation of church and state was never meant to separate God from government. — Roy Moore

The First Amendment to the Constitution reflects that concept recognized in the Ten Commandments, that the duties we owe to God and the manner of discharging those duties are outside the purview of government. — Roy Moore

And government's only role is to secure our rights for us. — Roy Moore

Rights come from God, not from government. — Roy Moore

But today, government is taking those rights from us, pretending that it gives us our rights. Indeed, those rights come from God, and it was recognized throughout our history as such. — Roy Moore

But separation of church and state was never meant to separate God and government. — Roy Moore

If government can give you rights, government can take them away from you. — Roy Moore

The forefathers, including James Madison, felt very strongly that the duties that we owe to God were outside of government's prerogative, that government had no business interfering with the way we worship God. — Roy Moore

If God gives you rights, no man and no government can take them away from you. — Roy Moore

Roy Moore Quotes About Constitution

I feel that I'm sworn to uphold the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Alabama, and those constitutions are founded upon a fundamental belief in God ... my display of the Ten Commandments and prayer before sessions are simply acknowledgments of God. — Roy Moore

Power's not what the Constitution was about. — Roy Moore

The Constitution was about a limitation on power. — Roy Moore

Roy Moore Quotes About State

To restore morality we must first recognize the source from which all morality springs. From our earliest history in 1776 when we were declared to be the United States of America, our forefathers recognized the sovereignty of God. — Roy Moore

They don't want to be reminded that there is an authority higher than the authority of the state. — Roy Moore

The Church's role should be separated from the state's role. — Roy Moore

Roy Moore Famous Quotes And Sayings

I consider it my duty to acknowledge God. To take down the Ten Commandments and to stop holding prayer would be a violation of that duty. I will not take down the Ten Commandments and I will not stop holding prayer. — Roy Moore

All the Ten Commandments and prayer is an acknowledgement of the Almighty God. We will not back down from that. — Roy Moore

I was asked three times directly in the hearing before the board of the judiciary whether or not I would continue to acknowledge God if I were to resume my position as chief justice. And I said I would. — Roy Moore

False religions like Islam who teach that you must worship this way, are completely opposite with what our First Amendment stands for. — Roy Moore

The monument serves to remind the appellate courts and judges of the circuit and district courts of this state and members of the bar who appear before them as well as the people of Alabama who visit the Alabama Judicial Building of the truth stated in the preamble of the Alabama Constitution, that in order to establish justice we must invoke the favor and guidance of Almighty God. — Roy Moore

If they want to get [my statue of] the Commandments, they're going to have to get me first. — Roy Moore

You wonder why we're having shootings and killings here in 2017? Because we've asked for it. We've taken prayer out of school. — Roy Moore

Well, that's the - the removal from office and removal of the Ten Commandments were two different issues. — Roy Moore

Now we have blacks and whites fighting, reds and yellows fighting, Democrats and Republicans fighting, men and women fighting. — Roy Moore

Homosexual behavior is a ground for divorce, an act of sexual misconduct punishable as a crime in Alabama, a crime against nature, an inherent evil, and an act so heinous that it defies one's ability to describe it. The homosexual conduct of a parent - conduct involving a sexual relationship between two persons of the same gender - creates a strong presumption of unfitness that alone is sufficient justification for denying that parent custody. — Roy Moore

America the Beautiful, or so you used to be, Land of the Pilgrims' pride, I'm glad they're not here to see, Babies piled in dumpsters, abortion on demand, Oh, sweet land of liberty, your house is on the sand. — Roy Moore

God has chosen this time and this place so we can save our country and save our courts for our children — Roy Moore

It would bother me if a judge told me how I had to believe. — Roy Moore

We may have failed to teach our children right from wrong, but we've done a great job of teaching self-esteem! — Roy Moore

If you're here tonight to support me, you shouldn't be here. This is not about me. This is about something far more important. It transcends race, it transcends politics, it transcends gender. This is about the laws of God. — Roy Moore

That's not the federal law. What you're confusing is law with the opinion of a justice, what one lone federal judge says is not law. — Roy Moore

America promotes a lot of bad things, you know. Same-sex marriage, for example. — Roy Moore

Life Lessons by Roy Moore

1. Judge Roy Moore taught us the importance of standing up for our beliefs and values, even in the face of adversity.
2. His unwavering commitment to his principles, despite the consequences, is an example of moral courage and strength of character.
3. His work also reminded us that the law should be interpreted in accordance with the Constitution and not by personal opinion or political agendas.