Charles Evans Hughes

Dissents are appeals to the brooding spirit of the law, to the intelligence of another day. ”

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. ”

While democracy must have its organization and controls, its vital breath is individual liberty. ”

When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free. ”

The first lesson in civics is that efficient government begins at home. ”

A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company. ”

In a number of cases dissenting opinions have in time become the law. ”

I believe in work, hard work, and long hours of work. Men do not breakdown from overwork, but from worry and dissipation. ”