An Unconditional Right To Say What One

I Cannot Agree With Those Who Think Of The Bill Of Rights As An 18th Century Straitjacket, Unsuited For This Age...the Evils It Guards Against Are Not Only Old, They Are With Us Now, They Exist Today.

The Very First Condition Of Lasting Happiness Is That A Life Should Be Full Of Purpose, Aiming At Something Outside Self.

We Repeat And Again Reaffirm That Neither A State Nor The Federal Government Can Constitutionally Force A Person "to Profess A Belief Or Disbelief In Any Religion." Neither Can Constitutionally Pass Laws Or Impose Requirements Which Aid All Religions As Against Nonbelievers, And Neither Can Aid Those Religions Based On A Belief In The Existence Of God As Against Those Religions Founded On Different Beliefs.

When The Power, Prestige And Financial Support Of Government Is Placed Behind A Particular Religious Belief, The Indirect Coercive Pressure Upon Religious Minorities To Conform To The Prevailing Officially Approved Religion Is Plain.

The First Amendment Has Erected A Wall Between Church And State. That Wall Must Be Kept High And Impregnable. We Could Not Approve The Slightest Breach.