Laws Are Made To Protect The Trusting

No Higher Duty, Or More Solemn Responsibility, Rests Upon This Court Than That Of Translating Into Living Law And Maintaining This Constitutional Shield Deliberately Planned And Inscribed For The Benefit Of Every Human Being Subject To Our Constitution - Of Whatever Race, Creed Or Persuasion.

No Tax In Any Amount, Large Or Small, Can Be Levied To Support Any Religious Activities Or Institutions, Whatever They May Be Called, Or Whatever Form They May Adopt To Teach Or Practice Religion.

Freedom To Speak And Write About Public Questions Is As Important To The Life Of Our Government As Is The Heart To The Human Body. In Fact, This Privilege Is The Heart Of Our Government. If That Heart Be Weakened, The Result Is Debilitation; If It Be Stilled, The Result Is Death.

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

The Very Reason For The First Amendment Is To Make The People Of This Country Free To Think, Speak, Write And Worship As They Wish, Not As The Government Commands.