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Quotation from Minersville School District v. Gobitis by Supreme Court of the United States
“The very essence of the liberty which they guaranty is the freedom of the individual from compulsion as to what he shall think and what he shall say, at least where the compulsion is to bear false witness to his religion.”
Minersville School District v. Gobitis, Dissent of Justice Stone (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Stone defines the liberty at stake as freedom from compelled profession.
Citation: "The very essence of the liberty which they guaranty is the freedom of the individual from compulsion as to what he shall think and what he shall say, at least where the compulsion is to bear false witness to his religion." — Supreme Court of the United States, Minersville School District v. Gobitis, Dissent of Justice Stone (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id minersville-school-district-v-gobitis-q5)
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