Hugo Black

Our Constitution was not written in the sands to be washed away by each wave of new judges blown in by each…

— Hugo Black

Freedom to speak and write about public questions is as important to the life of our government as is the heart to…

— Hugo Black

From the very beginning, our state and national constitutions and laws have laid great emphasis on procedural and substantive safeguards designed to…

— Hugo Black

The flagrant disregard in the courtroom of elementary standards of proper conduct should not and cannot be tolerated.

— Hugo Black

A union of government and religion tends to destroy government and to degrade religion.

— Hugo Black

The lesson which wars and depressions have taught is that if we want peace, prosperity and happiness at home we must help…

— Hugo Black

The public welfare demands that constitutional cases must be decided according to the terms of the Constitution itself, and not according to…

— Hugo Black

The Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to bare the secrets of government and inform the people.

— Hugo Black

Freedom of speech means that you shall not do something to people either for the views they have, or the views they…

— Hugo Black

Words uttered under coercion are proof of loyalty to nothing but self-interest. Love of country must spring from willing hearts and free…

— Hugo Black

In my view, far from deserving condemnation for their courageous reporting, the New York Times, the Washington Post and other newspapers should…

— Hugo Black

Loyalty must arise spontaneously from the hearts of people who love their country and respect their government.

— Hugo Black

The word 'security' is a broad, vague generality whose contours should not be invoked to abrogate the fundamental law embodied in the…

— Hugo Black

Among religions in this country which do not teach what would generally be considered a belief in the existence of God are…

— Hugo Black

That Amendment requires the state to be a neutral in its relations with groups of religious believers and nonbelievers; it does not…

— Hugo Black

Only a free and unrestrained press can effectively expose deception in government.

— Hugo Black

When the power, prestige, and financial support of government is placed behind a particular religious belief, the indirect coercive pressure upon religious…

— Hugo Black

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

The Establishment Clause stands as an expression of principle on the part of the Founders of our Constitution that religion is too…

— Hugo Black

Paramount among the responsibilities of a free press is the duty to prevent any part of the government from deceiving the people…

— Hugo Black

Sex is a fact of life...and while it may lead to abuses...no words need be spoken...for people to know that the subject…

— Hugo Black

There can be no equal justice where the kind of trial a man gets depends on the amount of money he has.

— Hugo Black

We repeat and again reaffirm that neither a State nor the Federal Government can constitutionally force a person 'to profess a belief…

— Hugo Black

I do not believe that it can be too often repeated that the freedoms of speech, press, petition and assembly guaranteed by…

— Hugo Black

History showed that many people had lost their respect for any religion that had relied upon the support of government to spread…

— Hugo Black