Felix Frankfurter Quotes
Separation means separation, not something less.
Referring to separation of church and state:
Felix Frankfurter, 1882-1965, U. S. Supreme Court Justice, McCollum v. Board of Education, 1948
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Speaking of the separation of church and state
In 1858 the Catholic Church virtually controlled much of the Mexican state, owned much of the land, and was opposed to all notions of separation of church and state. At that time in the “War of Reform” vast changes began abolishing ecclesiastical courts, barring church land ownership, and eventually prohibiting churches from running schools and clerics from criticizing the government.
Carroll was writing to Troy during the time of the question of Catholic emancipation in England. Here he is clearly alluding to the British form of government. Carroll never missed the opportunity to champion religious freedom as manifested in the U.S. Constitution. For an earlier example of his praise for religious freedom, see {596933}.
Pen name: Jack Nipps
Felix Frankfurter was an American lawyer, professor, and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Frankfurter served on the Supreme Court from 1939 to 1962 and was a noted advocate of judicial restraint in the judgments of the Court.
