The Court Stands Against Any Winds That

The Establishment Clause Stands As An Expression Of Principle On The Part Of The Founders Of Our Constitution That Religion Is Too Personal, Too Sacred, Too Holy, To Permit Its 'unhallowed Perversion' By A Civil Magistrate.

It Would Degrade Our Country And Our Judicial System To Permit Our Courts To Be Bullied, Insulted And Humiliated And The Orderly Progress Thwarted And Obstructed By Defendants Brought Before Them Charged With Crimes.

The Court Stands Against Any Winds That Blow As Havens Of Refuge For Those Who Might Otherwise Suffer Because They Are Helpless, Weak, Outnumbered, Or Because They Are Nonconforming Victims Of Prejudice Or Public Excitement.

[i]t Is True That [the Provisions Of The Bill Of Rights] Were Designed To Meet Ancient Evils. But They Are The Same Kind Of Human Evils That Have Emerged From Century To Century Whenever Excessive Power Is Sought By The Few At The Expense Of The Many.

In My Judgment The People Of No Nation Can Lose Their Liberty So Long As A Bill Of Rights Like Ours Survives And Its Basic Purposes Are Conscientiously Interpreted, Enforced And Respected So As To Afford Continuous Protection Against Old, As Well As New, Devices And Practices Which Might Thwart Those Purposes. I Fear To See The Consequences Of The Court's Practice Of Substituting Its Own Concepts Of Decency And Fundamental Justice For The Language Of The Bill Of Rights As Its Point Of Departure In Interpreting And Enforcing That Bill Of Rights.