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Quotation from West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette by Supreme Court of the United States
“If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein.”
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, Opinion of the Court (Jackson, J.) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Jackson's summary principle near the close of the majority opinion.
Citation: "If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein." — Supreme Court of the United States, West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, Opinion of the Court (Jackson, J.) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id west-virginia-v-barnette-q1)
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