claim: Claims that Thomas Jefferson once said, "The reason Christianity is the best friend of Government is because Christianity is the only religion that changes the heart."
evidence: Even Thomas Jefferson grasped this when he said, "The reason that Christianity is the best friend of government is because Christianity is the only religion that changes the heart." – Thomas Jefferson We don’t suggest we derive any theology from Thomas Jefferson, but we quote him here because if even Jefferson can grasp this, we better, too. [...] Society is impacted for the better when Christians are active participants in their community. And in that way, society experiences reform, preceded and led by spiritual renewal.