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Quotation from Lemon v. Kurtzman by Supreme Court of the United States
“Judicial caveats against entanglement must recognize that the line of separation, far from being a "wall," is a blurred, indistinct, and variable barrier depending on all the circumstances of a particular relationship.”
Lemon v. Kurtzman, Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Burger), Part III (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Burger qualifies the metaphor of a wall of separation, noting that some contact between government and religion is inevitable.
Citation: "Judicial caveats against entanglement must recognize that the line of separation, far from being a "wall," is a blurred, indistinct, and variable barrier depending on all the circumstances of a particular relationship." — Supreme Court of the United States, Lemon v. Kurtzman, Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Burger), Part III (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id lemon-v-kurtzman-q2)
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