Freedom to speak and write about public questions is as important to the life of our government as is the heart to… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
A union of government and religion tends to destroy government and to degrade religion. — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
The Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to bare the secrets of government and inform the people. — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
Loyalty must arise spontaneously from the hearts of people who love their country and respect their government. — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
The word 'security' is a broad, vague generality whose contours should not be invoked to abrogate the fundamental law embodied in the… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
Only a free and unrestrained press can effectively expose deception in government. — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
When the power, prestige, and financial support of government is placed behind a particular religious belief, the indirect coercive pressure upon religious… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
The Government's power to censor the press was abolished so that the press would remain forever free to censure the Government. The… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
Paramount among the responsibilities of a free press is the duty to prevent any part of the government from deceiving the people… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
History showed that many people had lost their respect for any religion that had relied upon the support of government to spread… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
[H]istory showed that many people had lost their respect for any religion that had relied upon the support of government to spread… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
In revealing the workings of government that led to the Vietnam War, the newspapers nobly did precisely that which the Founders hoped… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
Criticism of government finds sanctuary in several portions of the 1st Amendment. It is part of the right of free speech. It… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
The history of governmentally established religion, both in England and in this country, showed that whenever government had allied itself with one… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
The constitutional prohibition against laws respecting an establishment of religion must at least mean that in this country it is no part… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
The interest of the people lies in being able to join organizations, advocate causes, and make political "mistakes" without being subjected to… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
The First Amendment provides the only kind of security system that can preserve a free government - one that leaves the way… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
The Press was protected so that it could bare the secrets of the government and inform the people. Only a free and… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
Our Constitution was not written in the sands to be washed away by each wave of new judges blown in by each successive political… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
Freedom to speak and write about public questions is as important to the life of our government as is the heart to the human… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
From the very beginning, our state and national constitutions and laws have laid great emphasis on procedural and substantive safeguards designed to assure fair… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
The flagrant disregard in the courtroom of elementary standards of proper conduct should not and cannot be tolerated. — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
A union of government and religion tends to destroy government and to degrade religion. — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
The lesson which wars and depressions have taught is that if we want peace, prosperity and happiness at home we must help to establish… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
The public welfare demands that constitutional cases must be decided according to the terms of the Constitution itself, and not according to judges views… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
The Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to bare the secrets of government and inform the people. — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
Freedom of speech means that you shall not do something to people either for the views they have, or the views they express, or… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
Words uttered under coercion are proof of loyalty to nothing but self-interest. Love of country must spring from willing hearts and free minds. — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
In my view, far from deserving condemnation for their courageous reporting, the New York Times, the Washington Post and other newspapers should be commended… — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
Loyalty must arise spontaneously from the hearts of people who love their country and respect their government. — Hugo Black Copy Share Image
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