Fake quote, boys. JQA never said it. It was said ABOUT him by an author named John Wingate Thornton in 1860. Call David Barton and get your money back. https://t.co/CVwxLx1fe2
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) June 27, 2026
Reminds me of some shit Hawley tried to pull a few years back with a real (for a change) JQA quote. I don't understand why they have such a hard on for using him to connect the Declaration, which was written when he was a lad of 9, to Christianity. It's weird.
John Quincy was indeed a rather spiritual man, but also a sober jurist and constitutionalist. In fact, he didn't swear his oath of office on a Bible1:
I repaired to the Hall of the House of Representatives, and after delivering from the Speakers Chair my inaugural Address to a crowded auditory, and I pronounced from a Volume of the Laws, held up to me by John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States, the Oath faithfully to execute the Office of President of the United States, and to the best of my ability, to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States...
Another weird thing is that these same people distorting his views on church and state never seem to celebrate, or even acknowledge, his tireless efforts fighting the Gag Rule that prevented speaking of abolition in the House. Wonder why?
Selah.
1 - I haven't done a deep dive into his intent, but it has been suggested he did so "to underscore his belief in the separation of church and state."
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