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# Wiley Blount Rutledge

(1861–1944)   Christian Minister

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Wiley Blount Rutledge was a Christian minister.

## Quick Facts About Wiley Blount Rutledge

Born October 21, 1861

Died July 6, 1944

Profession Christian Minister

## About Wiley Blount Rutledge

Wiley Blount Rutledge Jr. was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1943 to 1949.

##  Quotes by Wiley Blount Rutledge

> [It was not by accident or coincidence that the rights to freedom in speech and press were coupled in a single guaranty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wiley-blount-rutledge/it-was-not-by-accident-or-coincidence-that-the-rights-to-freedom-in/)

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[Accidents](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accidents/)

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> [Equality before the law in a true democracy is a matter of right. It cannot be a matter of charity or of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wiley-blount-rutledge/equality-before-the-law-in-a-true-democracy-is-a-matter-of-right-it/)

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[Charity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/charity/)

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