Robert H Jackson :
If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion, or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein.
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Opinions
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Politicians and Politics
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Faith
Gift it
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