All Charles Evans Hughes Quotes
- War should be made a crime, and those who instigate it should be punished as criminals. Crime
- We [the Government] are here not as masters but as servants, we are not here to glory in power, but to attest our loyalty to… Attest
- The United States is the greatest law factory the world has ever known. Ever Known
- 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… Adopted
- While democracy must have its organizations and controls, its vital breath is individual liberty. Breath
- The power to wage war is the power to wage war successfully. Funny
- The first lesson in civics is that efficient government begins at home. Begins
- In a number of cases dissenting opinions have in time become the law. Cases
- Dissents are appeals to the brooding spirit of the law, to the intelligence of another day. Another Day
- The peril of this Nation is not in any foreign foe! We, the people, are its power, its peril, and its hope. Any
- 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… Constitution
- Publicity is a great purifier because it sets in action the forces of public opinion, and in this country public opinion controls the courses of… Action
- Every young man should aim at independence and should prepare himself for a vocation; above all, he should so manage his life that the steps… Aids
- When we deal with questions relating to principles of law and their applications, we do not suddenly rise into a stratosphere of icy certainty. Application
- It is the essence of the institutions of liberty that it be recognized that guilt is personal and cannot be attributed to the holding of… Absence
- Our institutions were not devised to bring about uniformity of opinion; if they had we might well abandon hope. It is important to remember, as… Abandon
- The liberty of the press is not confined to newspapers and periodicals. It necessarily embraces pamphlets and leaflets. These indeed have been historic weapons in… Abundantly
- Each man begins with his own world to conquer, and his education is the measure of his conquest. Begins
- When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free. Carpe Diem
- I believe in work, hard work, and long hours of work. Men do not breakdown from overwork, but from worry and dissipation. Believe