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

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

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...

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

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,...

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 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.