Douglas W. Kmiec Quotes

There are people in Washington who become a kind of tight political circle, in the sense of almost the secret handshake. - Douglas W. Kmiec

Suddenly, a blockage that had existed for at least 50 years was removed. What the Reagan administration was able to do was recover the original understanding of the religion clauses. Neutrality toward religion does not mean secularity. It means evenhandedness. - Douglas W. Kmiec

I think it's unfortunate that we're still at a point in our nation where we have to ask these questions. - Douglas W. Kmiec

I expect intense pressure on the president from the loyal opposition to nominate as moderate a voice as he can find for the O'Connor replacement. - Douglas W. Kmiec

He is inclined to the view of the First Amendment that the government is not intended to be hostile to religion. It is intended to be accommodating when it can. - Douglas W. Kmiec

He is genial, warm, welcoming, not quick to take umbrage or disagree. He will be very effective by wit, intelligence and the ability to build coalitions for particular points of view. - Douglas W. Kmiec

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