...of any one establishment may force him to conform to any other establishment in all cases whatever.' "To compel a man to furnish contributions of money...the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves, is sinful and tyrannical. " 'Either, then, we must say that the will of the Legislature is the measure...

...for Establishing Religious Freedom." In the body of this bill, which is before me, is this sentence: "Our civil rights have no dependence on our religious opinions any more than our opinions of physics and chemistry." This valuable book was a gift to me. The distinguished donor...

...established and maintained false religions over the greatest part of the world and through all time. . . . Our civil rights have no dependence on our religious opinions any more than our opinions in physics or geometry." The policy of the statute, without the dogmas of the preamble,...

...others, hath established and maintained false religions over the greatest part of the world, and through all time : that to compel a man to furnish contributions...disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical ; that even the forcing him to support this or that teacher of his own religious persuasion, is depriving...

...others, hath established and maintained false religions over the greatest part of the world, and through all time; that to compel a man to furnish contributions...the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves, is sinful and tyrannical; that even the forcing him to support this or that teacher of his own religious...

...others, hath established and maintained false religions over the greatest part of the world, and through all time; that to compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagations of opinions which he disbelieves, is sinful and tyrannical, that even forcing him to support...

...compel a man to furnish contributions of money 1Reprinted with the permission of The Macmillan Company. for the propagation of opinions which, he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical; that even the forcing him to support this or that teacher of his own religious persuasion, is depriving...

...others, hath established and maintained false religions over the greatest part of the world, and through all time : that to compel a man to furnish contributions of money 'Reprinted with the permission of The Macmillan Company. for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves...

...appeal to the same principle although they aim at diametrically opposite ends. The Virginia statute says that "to compel a man to furnish contributions of...the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves, is sinful and tyrannical." The Tennessee statute prohibits "the teaching of the evolution theory in...

...Tennessee are compelled by law to contribute money. Jefferson had said that it was sinful and tyrannical to compel a man to furnish contributions of money...the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves. The Tennessee legislators representing the people of their state were merely applying this principle....