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

Quote by Charles Evans Hughes

Topics: Dissent Quotes

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...

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

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.

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,...

When we deal with questions relating to principles of law and their applications, we do...

When we deal with questions relating to principles of law and their applications, we do...

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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,...

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...

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

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

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.

I think being different, going against the grain of society is the greatest thing in...

I think being different, going against the grain of society is the greatest thing in...

In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.

In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.

People may hate you for being different and not living by society's standards but deep...

People may hate you for being different and not living by society's standards but deep...

Being different is one of the most beautiful things on earth.

Being different is one of the most beautiful things on earth.

From a religious point of view, if God had thought homosexuality is a sin, he...

From a religious point of view, if God had thought homosexuality is a sin, he...