In the relationship between man and religion, the state is firmly committed to a position of neutrality.

- Tom C. Clark

The Founding Fathers believed devoutly that there was a God and that the unalienable rights of man were rooted - not in the state, nor the legislatur…

- Tom C. Clark

Our forefathers had civilization inside themselves, the wild outside. We live in the civilization they created, but within us the wilderness still li…

- Tom C. Clark

From the standpoint of freedom of speech and the press, it is enough to point out that the state has no legitimate interest in protecting any or all …

- Tom C. Clark

The heightened public clamor resulting from radio and television coverage will inevitably result in prejudice. Trial by television is, therefore, for…

- Tom C. Clark

A defendant on trial for a specific crime is entitled to his day in court, not in a stadium or a city or nationwide arena.

- Tom C. Clark

Nothing can destroy a government more quickly than its failure to observe its own laws, or worse, its disregard of the charter of its own existence.

- Tom C. Clark