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The Public Schools Are Supported Entirely, In Most Communities, By Public Funds-funds Exacted Not Only From Parents, Nor Alone From Those Who Hold Particular Religious Views, Nor Indeed From Those Who Subscribe To Any Creed At All.

If There Is A Bedrock Principle Underlying The First Amendment, It Is That The Government May Not Prohibit The Expression Of An Idea Simply Because Society Finds The Idea Itself Offensive Or Disagreeable.

Lawyers, Before Any Other Group, Must Continue To Point Out How The System Is Really Working-how It Actually Affects Real People. They Must Constantly Demonstrate To Courts And Legislatures Alike The Tragic Results Of Legal Nonintervention. They Must Highlight How Legal Doctrines No Longer Bear Any Relation To Reality, Whether In Landlord And Tenant Law, Holder In Due Course Law, Or Any Other Law. In Sum, Lawyers Must Bring Real Morality Into The Legal Consciousness

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.

Authoritative Interpretations Of The First Amendment Guarantees Have Consistently Refused To Recognize An Exception For Any Test Of Truth Whether Administered By Judges, Juries, Or Administrative Officials And Especially One That Puts The Burden Of Proving Truth On The Speaker.