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Quotation from Engel v. Vitale by Supreme Court of the United States
“Its first and most immediate purpose rested on the belief that a union of government and religion tends to destroy government and to degrade religion.”
Engel v. Vitale, Opinion of the Court (Black, J.) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Black describes the Founders' reasons for the Establishment Clause.
Citation: "Its first and most immediate purpose rested on the belief that a union of government and religion tends to destroy government and to degrade religion." — Supreme Court of the United States, Engel v. Vitale, Opinion of the Court (Black, J.) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id engel-v-vitale-q3)
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