A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company Charles Evans Hughes More Quotes by Charles Evans Hughes More Quotes From Charles Evans Hughes When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free. Charles Evans Hughes carpe-diemdiversityfreedom Each man begins with his own world to conquer, and his education is the measure of his conquest. Charles Evans Hughes conquermenworld The Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal will take care of themselves. Look after the courts of the poor, who stand most in need of justice. The security of the republic will be found in the treatment of the poor and the ignorant. In indifference to their misery and helplessness lies disaster. Charles Evans Hughes ignorantjusticelying War should be made a crime, and those who instigate it should be punished as criminals. Charles Evans Hughes criminalswarpeace 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. Charles Evans Hughes constitutionlibertyjudging 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 the commands and restrictions laid down by our sovereign, the people of the United States, in whose name and by whose will we exercise our brief authority. Charles Evans Hughes loyaltypowerexercise 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 of his progress are taken without improper aids; that he calls no one master, that he does not win or deserve the reputation of being a tool of others, and that if called to public service he may assume its duties with the satisfaction of knowing that he is free to rise to the height of his opportunity. Charles Evans Hughes takenwinningopportunity I believe in work, hard work, and long hours of work. Men do not breakdown from overwork, but from worry and dissipation. Charles Evans Hughes workmenbelieve 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 has well been said, 'the essential characteristic of true liberty is that under its shelter many different types of life and character and opinion and belief can develop unmolested and unobstructed.' Charles Evans Hughes equalitylibertycharacter Selfishness and demagoguery take advantage of liberty. The selfish hand constantly seeks to control government, and every increase of governmental power, even to meet just needs, furnishes opportunity for abuse and stimulates the effort to bend it to improper uses. Charles Evans Hughes selfishgovernmentopportunity The first lesson in civics is that efficient government begins at home. Charles Evans Hughes lessonsgovernmenthome The peril of this Nation is not in any foreign foe! We, the people, are its power, its peril, and its hope. Charles Evans Hughes foeperilpeople 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 the nation Charles Evans Hughes publicitypublic-opinioncountry The greater the importance to safeguarding the community from incitements to the overthrow of our institutions by force and violence, the more imperative is the need to preserve the constitutional rights of free speech, free press and free assembly in order to maintain the opportunity for free political discussion. Charles Evans Hughes rightsopportunityorder While democracy must have its organizations and controls, its vital breath is individual liberty. Charles Evans Hughes drugorganizationwar The liberty of the press is not confined to newspapers and periodicals. It necessarily embraces pamphlets and leaflets. Charles Evans Hughes defenselibertyfreedom Dissents are appeals to the brooding spirit of the law, to the intelligence of another day. Charles Evans Hughes another-daylibertylaw The United States is the greatest law factory the world has ever known. Charles Evans Hughes humorlawfunny When we deal with questions relating to principles of law and their applications, we do not suddenly rise into a stratosphere of icy certainty. Charles Evans Hughes icyprincipleslaw The Constitution is what the judges say it is. Charles Evans Hughes judiciaryconstitutionjudging
