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Quotation from Wisconsin v. Yoder by Supreme Court of the United States
“A way of life, however virtuous and admirable, may not be interposed as a barrier to reasonable state regulation of education if it is based on purely secular considerations; to have the protection of the Religion Clauses, the claims must be rooted in religious belief.”
Wisconsin v. Yoder, Opinion of the Court (Burger, C.J.), Part II (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
The Chief Justice limits the holding to religious claims, setting up his contrast with Thoreau's personal and philosophical retreat.
Citation: "A way of life, however virtuous and admirable, may not be interposed as a barrier to reasonable state regulation of education if it is based on purely secular considerations; to have the protection of the Religion Clauses, the claims must be rooted in religious belief." — Supreme Court of the United States, Wisconsin v. Yoder, Opinion of the Court (Burger, C.J.), Part II (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id wisconsin-v-yoder-q2)
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