4 Quotes by Hugo Black about religious

  • Author Hugo Black
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    No tax in any amount, large or small, can be levied to support any religious activities or institutions, whatever they may be called, or whatever form they may adopt to teach or practice religion.

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  • Author Hugo Black
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    When the power, prestige, and financial support of government is placed behind a particular religious belief, the indirect coercive pressure upon religious minorities to conform to the prevailing officially approved religion is plain.

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  • Author Hugo Black
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    The First Amendment has erected a wall between church and state. That wall must be kept high and impregnable. We could not approve the slightest breach. [Progressive]

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  • Author Hugo Black
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    No person can be punished for entertaining or professing religious beliefs or disbeliefs, for church attendance or nonattendance.

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