Hugo Black Quotes
I was brought up to believe that Scotch whisky would need a tax preference to survive in competition with Kentucky bourbon.
Among religions in this country which do not teach what would generally be considered a belief in the existence of God are Buddhism, Taoism, Ethical Culture, Secular Humanism and others.
There can be no equal justice where the kind of trial a man gets depends on the amount of money he has.
Freedom of speech means that you shall not do something to people either for the views they have, or the views they express, or the words they speak or write.
The layman's constitutional view is that what he likes is constitutional and that which he doesn't like is unconstitutional.
An unconditional right to say what one pleases about public affairs is what I consider to be the minimum guarantee of the First Amendment.
When I was 40, my doctor advised me that a man in his 40s shouldn't play tennis. I heeded his advice carefully and could hardly wait until I reached 50 to start again.
The Framers of the Constitution knew that free speech is the friend of change and revolution. But they also knew that it is always the deadliest enemy of tyranny.
The very reason for the First Amendment is to make the people of this country free to think, speak, write and worship as they wish, not as the Government commands.
Criticism of government finds sanctuary in several portions of the 1st Amendment. It is part of the right of free speech. It embraces freedom of the press
It is my belief that there are "absolutes" in our Bill of Rights, and that they were put there on purpose by men who knew what words meant and meant their prohibitions to be "absolutes."
The very first condition of lasting happiness is that a life should be full of purpose, aiming at something outside self.
The Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to... bare the secrets of government and inform the people.
The First Amendment has erected a wall between church and state. That wall must be kept high and impregnable. We could not approve the slightest breach.
Our Constitution was not written in the sands to be washed away by each wave of new judges blown in by each successive political wind.
The lesson which wars and depressions have taught is that if we want peace, prosperity and happiness at home we must help to establish them abroad.
No person can be punished for entertaining or professing religious beliefs or disbeliefs, for church attendance or non-attendance.
I am for the First Amendment from the first word to the last. I believe it means what it says.
In revealing the workings of government that led to the Vietnam War, the newspapers nobly did precisely that which the Founders hoped and trusted they would do.
We believe trial judges confronted with disruptive, contumacious, stubbornly defiant defendants must be given sufficient discretion to meet the circumstances in each case.
Freedom to publish means freedom for all and not for some. Freedom to publish is guaranteed by the constitution but freedom to continue to prevent others from publishing is not.
Citizenship is no light trifle to be jeopardized any moment Congress decides to do so under the name of one of its general or implied grants of power.
No tax in any amount, large or small, can be levied to support any religious activities or institutions, whatever they may be called, or whatever form they may adopt to teach or practice religion.
Loyalty must arise spontaneously from the hearts of people who love their country and respect their government.
The interest of the people lies in being able to join organizations, advocate causes, and make political "mistakes" without being subjected to governmental penalties.
Words uttered under coercion are proof of loyalty to nothing but self-interest. Love of country must spring from willing hearts and free minds.
The flagrant disregard in the courtroom of elementary standards of proper conduct should not and cannot be tolerated.
History showed that many people had lost their respect for any religion that had relied upon the support of government to spread its faith.
The Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to bare the secrets of government and inform the people.
Criticism of government finds sanctuary in several portions of the 1st Amendment. It is part of the right of free speech. It embraces freedom of the press.
It is the paradox of life that the way to miss pleasure is to seek it first. The very first condition of lasting happiness is that a life should be full of purpose, aiming at something outside self.