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Conditions Quote by Hugo Black

“The very first condition of lasting happiness is that a life should be full of purpose, aiming at something outside self.” quote by Hugo Black — Download Open image

“The very first condition of lasting happiness is that a life should be full of purpose, aiming at something outside self.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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The average condition of the people improving or deteriorating, depends upon whether population is advancing faster than improvement, or improvement than population.

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A good aim surveys the present state of experience of pupils, and forming a tentative plan of treatment, keeps the plan constantly in view…

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Importunity is a condition of prayer. We are to press the matter, not with vain repetitions, but with urgent repetitions. We repeat, not to…

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