Hugo Black Quotes About Religion

Quotes about: Religion

• A union of government and religion tends to destroy government and to degrade religion.

  Hugo Black

  Government, Religion, Liberty

  Writing for the court, Engel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421, 1962.

• We repeat and again reaffirm that neither a State nor the Federal Government can constitutionally force a person "to profess a belief or disbelief in any religion." Neither can constitutionally pass laws or impose requirements which aid all religions as against nonbelievers, and neither can aid those religions based on a belief in the existence of God as against those religions founded on different beliefs.

  Hugo Black

  Government, Law, Religion

  "Torcaso v. Watkins, 367 U.S. 488". U.S. Supreme Court case, supreme.justia.com. June 19, 1961.

• 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.

  Hugo Black

  Religious, Practice, Support

  "Everson v. Board of Education, 330 U.S. 1". Writing for the court, 1947.

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