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freedom to believe

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From 322 U.S. 78 - United States v. Ballard · 1944Most cited · 1,042 citing opinions

Thus the Amendment embraces two concepts,—freedom to believe and freedom to act. The first is absolute but, in the nature of things, the second cannot be.