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Quotation from Everson v. Board of Education by Supreme Court of the United States
“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.”
Everson v. Board of Education, Opinion of the Court (Justice Black) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Justice Black states the principle against public funding of religion that the dissenters later turned against his result.
Citation: "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." — 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-q2)
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