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Quotation from Reynolds v. United States by Supreme Court of the United States
“Laws are made for the government of actions, and while they cannot interfere with mere religious belief and opinions, they may with practices.”
Reynolds v. United States, Opinion of the Court (Waite, C.J.) (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute))
Waite states the belief-action distinction in its most compact form.
Citation: "Laws are made for the government of actions, and while they cannot interfere with mere religious belief and opinions, they may with practices." — Supreme Court of the United States, Reynolds v. United States, Opinion of the Court (Waite, C.J.) (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute)). (id reynolds-v-united-states-q3)
Portrait: Chief Justice Morrison Waite, Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain.
