25
Aug
I recommend a general and public return of praise and thanksgiving to Him from whose goodness these blessings descend. The most effectual means of securing the continuance of our civil and religious liberties is always to remember with reverence and gratitude the source from which they flow. John Jay, Original Chief Justice U.S. Supreme Court [...]
17
Aug
We have been able to chart a course that preserved the autonomy and freedom of religious bodies while avoiding any semblance of established religion. This is a “tight rope” and one we have successfully traversed. Justice Brennan continued that praise: The line we must draw between the permissible and the impermissible is one which accords [...]
11
Aug
The legislature used general terms and thereafter, unexpectedly, it is developed that the general language thus employed is broad enough to reach cases and acts which the whole history and life of the country affirm could not have been intentionally legislated against. It is the duty of the courts, under those circumstances, to say that, [...]
3
Aug
I intend this letter itself as a proof of my friendship. Of Paine’s views, John Adams wrote: The Christian religion is, above all the religions that ever prevailed or existed in ancient or modern times, the religion of wisdom, virtue, equity and humanity, let the Blackguard scoundrel, rogue Paine say what he will. In fact, [...]
