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Quotation from West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette by Supreme Court of the United States

“But as judges we are neither Jew nor Gentile, neither Catholic nor agnostic.”

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West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, Dissent of Justice Frankfurter (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))

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Frankfurter distinguishes his personal sympathies from his judicial duty.

Citation: "But as judges we are neither Jew nor Gentile, neither Catholic nor agnostic." — Supreme Court of the United States, West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, Dissent of Justice Frankfurter (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id west-virginia-v-barnette-q5)

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