While democracy must have its organizations and controls, its vital breath is individual liberty. 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-diem diversity freedom Each man begins with his own world to conquer, and his education is the measure of his conquest. Charles Evans Hughes conquer men world 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 ignorant justice lying War should be made a crime, and those who instigate it should be punished as criminals. Charles Evans Hughes criminals war peace 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 constitution liberty judging 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 loyalty power exercise A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company Charles Evans Hughes gratitude inspirational friendship 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 taken winning opportunity 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 work men believe 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 equality liberty character 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 selfish government opportunity The first lesson in civics is that efficient government begins at home. Charles Evans Hughes lessons government home 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 foe peril people 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 publicity public-opinion country 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 rights opportunity order The liberty of the press is not confined to newspapers and periodicals. It necessarily embraces pamphlets and leaflets. Charles Evans Hughes defense liberty freedom Dissents are appeals to the brooding spirit of the law, to the intelligence of another day. Charles Evans Hughes another-day liberty law The United States is the greatest law factory the world has ever known. Charles Evans Hughes humor law funny 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 icy principles law The Constitution is what the judges say it is. Charles Evans Hughes judiciary constitution judging
