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Quotation from Everson v. Board of Education by Supreme Court of the United States
“The First Amendment has erected a wall between church and state. That wall must be kept high and impregnable. We could not approve the slightest breach. New Jersey has not breached it here.”
Everson v. Board of Education, Opinion of the Court (Justice Black) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Justice Black closes the majority opinion by restating Jefferson's metaphor and applying it to the bus program.
Citation: "The First Amendment has erected a wall between church and state. That wall must be kept high and impregnable. We could not approve the slightest breach. New Jersey has not breached it here." — 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-q4)
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