„Whatever we once were, we are no longer a Christian nation — at least, not just; we are also a Jewish nation, a Muslim nation, a Buddhist nation, a Hindu nation, and a nation of nonbelievers.“

— Barack Obama
„I've said before that one of the great strengths of the United States is--although, as I mentioned, we have a very large Christian population, we do not consider ourselves a Christian nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation; we consider ourselves a nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values.“
— Barack Obama
„If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be one nation gone under.“
— Ronald Reagan
„We shall have to learn again to be one nation, or one day we shall be no nation.“
— Margaret Thatcher