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Quotation from Pierce v. Society of Sisters by Supreme Court of the United States
“Appellees are engaged in a kind of undertaking not inherently harmful, but long regarded as useful and meritorious.”
Pierce v. Society of Sisters, Opinion of the Court (Justice McReynolds) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Justice McReynolds describes the private schools whose existence the Oregon act threatened.
Citation: "Appellees are engaged in a kind of undertaking not inherently harmful, but long regarded as useful and meritorious." — Supreme Court of the United States, Pierce v. Society of Sisters, Opinion of the Court (Justice McReynolds) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id pierce-v-society-of-sisters-q2)
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