War should be made a crime, and those who instigate it should be punished as criminals. – Charles Evans Hughes
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
A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company. – 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. – Charles Evans Hughes
While democracy must have its organization and controls, its vital breath is individual liberty. – Charles Evans Hughes
Dissents are appeals to the brooding spirit of the law, to the intelligence of another day. – Charles Evans Hughes
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
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