“Whether such a statement is admissible as evidence is a matter for the courts to decide.”
“It must then be believed that he was acquainted with the prohibitory law, and that, if he was ignorant of it, that want of knowledge is not an admissible excuse.”
“Should it turn out to be the case that some public establishment of religion were necessary for the maintenance of a stable social order of free citizens, then there would be at least an admissible argument for such establishment.”