Frank Murphy

Name: Martin v. City of Struthers — Concurrence
Author: Frank Murphy

Martin v. City of Struthers — Concurrence

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“Martin v. City of Struthers — Concurrence”, is a work by Frank Murphy. It explores elements such as privacy, householder and distribution.

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Frank Murphy, Martin v. City of Struthers — Concurrence

“ It is our proud achievement to have demonstrated that unity and strength are best accomplished, not by enforced orthodoxy of views, but by diversity of opinion through the fullest possible measure of freedom of conscience and thought. ”

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Frank Murphy, Martin v. City of Struthers — Concurrence

“ Religious differences are often sharp and pleaders at times resort 'to exaggeration, to vilification of men who have been, or are, prominent in church or state, and even to false statement. But the people of this nation have ordained in the light of history, that, in spite of the probability of excesses and abuses, these liberties are, in the long view, essential to enlightened opinion and right conduct on the part of the citizens of a democracy.' Cantwell v. ”

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Frank Murphy, Martin v. City of Struthers — Concurrence

“ Prohibition may be more convenient to the law maker, and easier to fashion than a regulatory measure which adequately protects the peace and privacy of the home without suppressing legitimate religious activities. ”

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Frank Murphy, Martin v. City of Struthers — Concurrence

“ Freedom of religion has a higher dignity under the Constitution than municipal or personal convenience. In these days free men have no loftier responsibility than the preservation of that freedom. A nation dedicated to that ideal will not suffer but will prosper in its observance. ”

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Frank Murphy, Martin v. City of Struthers — Concurrence

“ If a religious brlief has substance, it can survive criticism, heated and abusive though it may be, with the aid of truth and reason alone. By the same method those who follow false prophets are exposed. Repression has no place in this country. ”

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Frank Murphy, Martin v. City of Struthers — Concurrence

“ The right extends to the aggressive and disputatious as well as to the meek and acquiescent. The lesson of experience is that-with the passage of time and the interchange of ideas-organizations, once turbulent, perfervid and intolerant in their origin, mellow into tolerance and acceptance by the community, or else sink into oblivion. ”

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Frank Murphy, Martin v. City of Struthers — Concurrence

“ I believe that nothing enjoys a higher estate in our society than the right given by the First and Fourteenth Amendments freely to practice and proclaim one's religious convictions. ”

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Frank Murphy, Martin v. City of Struthers — Concurrence

“ No doubt there may be relevant considerations which justify considerable regulation of door to door canvassing even for religious purposes,-regulation as to time, number and identification of canvassers, etc., which will protect the privacy and safety of the home and yet preserve the substance of religious freedom. And, if a householder does not desire visits from religious canvassers, he can make his wishes known in a suitable fashion. ”

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Frank Murphy, Martin v. City of Struthers — Concurrence

“ Preaching from house to house is an ageold method of proselyting, and it must be remembered that 'one is not to have the exercise of his liberty of expression in appropriate places abridged on the plea that it may be exercised in some other place.' Schneider v. ”

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Frank Murphy, Martin v. City of Struthers — Concurrence

“ As construed by the state courts and applied to the case at bar, the Struthers ordinance prohibits door to door canvassing of any kind, no matter what its character and purpose may be, if attended by the distribution of written or printed matter in the form of a circular or pamphlet. I do not believe that this outright prohibition is warranted. As I understand it, the distribution of circulars and pamphlets is a relatively minor aspect of the problem. The primary concern is with the act of canvassing as a source of inconvenience and annoyance to householders. ”

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Frank Murphy, Martin v. City of Struthers — Concurrence

“ But if the city can prohibit canvassing for the purpose of distributing religious pamphlets, it can also outlaw the door to door solicitations of religious charities, or the activities of the holy mendicant who begs alms from house to house to serve the material wants of his fellowmen and thus obtain spiritual comfort for his own soul. ”

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