Emergency does not increase granted power or remove or diminish the restrictions imposed upon power granted or reserved. The Constitution was adopted in a period of grave emergency. Its grants of power to the federal government and its limitations of… — Charles Evans Hughes Copy Share Image
War should be made a crime, and those who instigate it should be punished as criminals. — Charles Evans Hughes Copy Share Image
The Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal will take care of themselves. Look after the courts of the poor, who stand most in… — Charles Evans Hughes Copy Share Image
When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free. — Charles Evans Hughes Copy Share Image
The United States is the greatest law factory the world has ever known. — Charles Evans Hughes Copy Share Image
Men do not die from overwork. They die from dissipation and worry. — Charles Evans Hughes Copy Share Image
Each man begins with his own world to conquer, and his education is the measure of his conquest. — Charles Evans Hughes Copy Share Image
Our institutions were not devised to bring about uniformity of opinion; if they had we might well abandon hope. It is important to remember,… — Charles Evans Hughes Copy Share Image
I believe in work, hard work, and long hours of work. Men do not breakdown from overwork, but from worry and dissipation. — Charles Evans Hughes Copy Share Image
While democracy must have its organizations and controls, its vital breath is individual liberty. — Charles Evans Hughes Copy Share Image
Selfishness and demagoguery take advantage of liberty. The selfish hand constantly seeks to control government, and every increase of governmental power, even to meet… — Charles Evans Hughes Copy Share Image
But it is recognized that punishment for the abuse of the liberty accorded to the press is essential to the protection of the public,… — Charles Evans Hughes Copy Share Image
