Religious Conflict Can Be The Bloodiest And

The Law Is Not An End In Itself, Nor Does It Provide Ends. It Is Preeminently A Means To Serve What We Think Is Right.

The Framers Knew That Liberty Is A Fragile Thing, And So Should We.

Punishing Desecration Of The Flag Dilutes The Very Freedom That Makes This Emblem So Revered.

The Door Of The Free Exercise Clause Stands Tightly Closed Against Any Government Regulation Of Religious Beliefs As Such. Government May Neither Compel Affirmation Of A Repugnant Belief, Nor Penalize Or Discriminate Against Individuals Or Groups Because They Hold Views Abhorrent To The Authorities.

Death Is Not Only An Unusually Severe Punishment, Unusual In Its Pain, In Its Finality And In Its Enormity, But Is Serves No Penal Purpose More Effectively Than A Less Severe Punishment.