When we deal with questions relating to principles of law and their applications, we do not suddenly rise into a stratosphere of icy certainty

Quote by Charles Evans Hughes

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Men do not die from overwork. They die from dissipation and worry.

Men do not die from overwork. They die from dissipation and worry.

We are under a Constitution, but the Constitution is what the judges say it is,...

We are under a Constitution, but the Constitution is what the judges say it is,...

When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free.

When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free.

Dissents are appeals to the brooding spirit of the law, to the intelligence of another...

Dissents are appeals to the brooding spirit of the law, to the intelligence of another...

The United States is the greatest law factory the world has ever known.

The United States is the greatest law factory the world has ever known.

I believe in work, hard work, and long hours of work. Men do not breakdown...

I believe in work, hard work, and long hours of work. Men do not breakdown...

The first lesson in civics is that efficient government begins at home.

The first lesson in civics is that efficient government begins at home.

The power to wage war is the power to wage war successfully.

The power to wage war is the power to wage war successfully.

We are under a Constitution, but the Constitution is what the judges say it is,...

We are under a Constitution, but the Constitution is what the judges say it is,...

Publicity is a great purifier because it sets in action the forces of public opinion,...

Publicity is a great purifier because it sets in action the forces of public opinion,...

While democracy must have its organization and controls, its vital breath is individual liberty

While democracy must have its organization and controls, its vital breath is individual liberty

A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he...

A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he...

War should be made a crime, and those who instigate it should be punished as...

War should be made a crime, and those who instigate it should be punished as...

When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free.

When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free.

Dissents are appeals to the brooding spirit of the law, to the intelligence of another...

Dissents are appeals to the brooding spirit of the law, to the intelligence of another...

In a number of cases dissenting opinions have in time become the law.

In a number of cases dissenting opinions have in time become the law.

Discussion in America means dissent.

Discussion in America means dissent.

The only way to make sure people you agree with can speak is to support...

The only way to make sure people you agree with can speak is to support...

In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

Dissent is the native activity of the scientist, and it has got him into a...

Dissent is the native activity of the scientist, and it has got him into a...