to compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves, is sinful and tyrannical”
— Thomas Jefferson, writing in a sister document to the First Amendment, expressing a principle that applies to Hobby Lobby’s refusal to provide employees with services they consider immoral.
To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves, is sinful and tyrannical
— Thomas Jefferson, in The Virginia Act for Establishing Religious Freedom, a sister document to the First Amendment, expressing a principle that applies to employers’ refusal to be forced to provide benefits they consider immoral.
Words of the Sentient 