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Quotation from Wisconsin v. Yoder by Supreme Court of the United States
“Thoreau's choice was philosophical and personal rather than religious, and such belief does not rise to the demands of the Religion Clauses.”
Wisconsin v. Yoder, Opinion of the Court (Burger, C.J.), Part II (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Burger uses the author of Walden to show what kind of objection would not receive constitutional protection.
Citation: "Thoreau's choice was philosophical and personal rather than religious, and such belief does not rise to the demands of the Religion Clauses." — 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-q3)
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