Letter to the Danbury Baptists

"Letter to the Danbury Baptists" was written in 1802 by President Thomas Jefferson. In this letter, Jefferson reassured the Baptist community in Connecticut that the government would not interfere with religious freedom, emphasizing the importance of separation between church and state. He explained that the First Amendment guarantees Americans the right to believe and worship freely, without government influence or favoritism toward any religion. The letter is often cited as a foundational statement supporting religious liberty and the constitutional principle of church-state separation in the United States.