Law Cannot Stand Aside From The Social

The Framers Knew That Liberty Is A Fragile Thing, And So Should We.

Debate On Public Issues Should Be Uninhibited, Robust And Wide-open And That...may Well Include Vehement, Caustic, And Sometimes Unpleasantly Sharp Attacks On Government And Public Officials.

The Door Of The Free Exercise Clause Stands Tightly Closed Against Any Government Regulation Of Religious Beliefs As Such. Government May Neither Compel Affirmation Of A Repugnant Belief, Nor Penalize Or Discriminate Against Individuals Or Groups Because They Hold Views Abhorrent To The Authorities.

If Our Free Society Is To Endure, Those Who Govern Must Recognize Human Dignity And Accept The Enforcement Of Constitutional Limitations On Their Power Conceived By The Framers . . . . Such Recognition Will Not Come From A Technical Understanding Of The Organs Of Government, Or The New Forms Of Wealth They Administer. It Requires Something Different, Something Deeper-a Personal Confrontation With The Wellsprings Of Our Society.

The Bill Of Rights Never Gets Off The Page And Into The Lives Of Most Americans.