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Quotation from Everson v. Board of Education by Supreme Court of the United States
“The "establishment of religion" clause of the First Amendment means at least this: neither a state nor the Federal Government can set up a church.”
Everson v. Board of Education, Opinion of the Court (Justice Black) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Justice Black begins his list of what the Establishment Clause forbids.
Citation: "The "establishment of religion" clause of the First Amendment means at least this: neither a state nor the Federal Government can set up a church." — Supreme Court of the United States, Everson v. Board of Education, Opinion of the Court (Justice Black) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id everson-v-board-of-education-q1)
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