Tom C. Clark

“ When the people are thus brought into contact with the Government, the importance to the commonweal of insuring their confidence in the justness of the program cannot be overemphasized, for to them it is not merely the fairness of a program which is involved, but the fairness of their Government. ”

“ As to the production of the report at the trial, it is true that, while that issue was raised in Nugent, [2] the Court gave it no separate treatment. However, it would be an act of folly not to require the production of such reports before the appeal boards, whose actions 'are final' and to be overturned 'only if there is no basis in fact for the classification,' Estep v. ”

“ We find no substance in any of them. Petitioner could have subpoenaed any witnesses he wished at the trial. It was he who was challenging the classification. The Government relied only on the record in the file, all of which was available to petitioner. He makes much of the identity of the language of the statement he is found to have made before the local board on August 17, 1956, as to his ministerial activity, and his earlier letter to the Board in 1952. But all of this was before the appeal board. ”

“ In determining what Congress intended by these statutory provisions, we must not forget the nature of the program with which we are dealing, nor must we forget that most of the subjects of governmental action in these cases are inexperienced youths, many only 18 years of age, often unrepresented by attorneys. ”

“ The reason being more than just my respect for mere man, but as a Christian and Bible Student I realize I stand before the Higher Authorities Jehovah God and Jesus Christ, I am also fully aware of the consequences to liars as stated at Proverbs 6:16, 17, 19 showing God hates a lying tongue. ”

“ United States v. Nugent, 1953, 346 U.S. 1, 73 S.Ct. 991, 97 L.Ed. 1417.↑ In Sicurella, which involved a member of Jehovah's Witnesses, we held that the petitioner's willingness to fight in defense of his 'ministry, Kingdom Inte ests, and * * * his fellow brethren' was not, under the circumstances, a sufficient basis upon which to deny him exemption as a conscientious objector.↑ The local board memorandum reads in full as follows:↑ See the italicized portion of the board's memorandum, note 2, supra.↑ 62 Stat. ”