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“The public schools are supported entirely, in most communities, by public funds-funds exacted not only from parents, nor alone from those who hold particular religious views, nor indeed from those who subscribe to any creed at all.”

Quote by William J. Brennan

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William J. Brennan
William J. Brennan

William J. Brennan was a former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, known for his contributions to constitutional interpretation. He retired in 1972 and is the second longest-serving Justice in U.S. history. more

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