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Quote from Justice Charles Evans Hughes,


"While democracy must have its organizations and controls,
its vital breath is individual liberty."


By:

Justice Charles Evans Hughes (more quotes by Justice Charles Evans Hughes or books by/about Justice Charles Evans Hughes)


(1862-1948) Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

Source:

Statement of May 1908, quoted in "Reauthorization of The Civil Rights Division of The United States Department of Justice" (15 May 2003) US House of Representatives.

Categories:

Democracy, Independence, Individual Rights, Control

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