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

Quote by Charles Evans Hughes

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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.

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.

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

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

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...

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.

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,...

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,...

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

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

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...

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,...

Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control...

Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control...

I think any man in business would be foolish to fool around with his secretary....

I think any man in business would be foolish to fool around with his secretary....

Health coverage for regular citizens isn't mandated by the Constitution, but we're obligated to provide...

Health coverage for regular citizens isn't mandated by the Constitution, but we're obligated to provide...

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon