We Hold That The Constitution Does Not

It Is Difficult To Understand Precisely What The State Hopes To Achieve By Promoting The Creation And Perpetuation Of A Subclass Of Illiterates Within Our Boundaries, Surely Adding To The Problems And Costs Of Unemployment, Welfare And Crime.

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.

Religious Conflict Can Be The Bloodiest And Cruelest Conflicts That Turn People Into Fanatics.

There Can Be No Doubt That Our Nation Has Had A Long And Unfortunate History Of Sex Discrimination. Traditionally, Such Discrimination Was Rationalized By An Attitude Of "romantic Paternalism" Which, In Practical Effect, Put Women, Not On A Pedestal, But In A Cage.

We Look To The History Of The Time Of Framing And To The Intervening History Of Interpretation. But The Ultimate Question Must Be, What Do The Words Of The Text Mean In Our Time.