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Quotation from Everson v. Board of Education by Supreme Court of the United States
“That Amendment requires the state to be a neutral in its relations with groups of religious believers and nonbelievers; it does not require the state to be their adversary.”
Everson v. Board of Education, Opinion of the Court (Justice Black) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Justice Black explains why New Jersey need not exclude parochial pupils from a general safety program.
Citation: "That Amendment requires the state to be a neutral in its relations with groups of religious believers and nonbelievers; it does not require the state to be their adversary." — 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-q3)
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