| Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988. |
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| NUMBER: | 1786 |
| AUTHOR: | John Paul Stevens, Associate Justice, US Supreme Court |
| QUOTATION: | Just as the right to speak and the right to refrain from speaking are complementary components of a broader concept of individual freedom of mind, so also the individual’s freedom to choose his own creed is the counterpart of his right to refrain from accepting the creed established by the majority. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Majority opinion in 6-3 ruling that an Alabama law authorizing voluntary prayer or meditation in public schools violated the 1st Amendment by encouraging religious practice, 4 Jun 85 |
| SUBJECTS: | The World: Law: Judicial Opinions |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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