"We are under a Constitution, but the Constitution……" — Charles Evans Hughes
"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 our liberty and our property under the Constitution."
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Charles Evans Hughes
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23 Quotes by Charles Evans Hughes
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War should be made a crime, and those who instigate it should be punished as criminals.
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We [the Government] are here not as masters but as servants, we are not here to glory in power, but…
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The United States is the greatest law factory the world has ever known.
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Emergency does not increase granted power or remove or diminish the restrictions imposed upon power granted or reserved. The Constitution…
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While democracy must have its organizations and controls, its vital breath is individual liberty.
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The power to wage war is the power to wage war successfully.
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The first lesson in civics is that efficient government begins at home.
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In a number of cases dissenting opinions have in time become the law.
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Dissents are appeals to the brooding spirit of the law, to the intelligence of another day.
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The peril of this Nation is not in any foreign foe! We, the people, are its power, its peril, and…
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Publicity is a great purifier because it sets in action the forces of public opinion, and in this country public…
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Every young man should aim at independence and should prepare himself for a vocation; above all, he should so manage…
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