We are under a Constitution, but the Constitution is what the judges say it is, and the judiciary is the safeguard of our property and our liberty and our property under the Constitution.

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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...

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,...

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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.

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 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.

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.

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...

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...

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

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