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Quote from Justice Hugo L. Black,


"The public welfare demands that constitutional cases
must be decided according to the terms of the Constitution itself,
and not according to judges’ views of fairness, reasonableness, or justice."


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Justice Hugo L. Black (more quotes by Justice Hugo L. Black or books by/about Justice Hugo L. Black)


(1886-1971) US Supreme Court Justice

Source:

Lecture, Columbia University, 1968

Categories:

Conformity, Constitution, Diversity, Equality, Independence, Jury, Justice, Law, Politics, Power, Protest, Reason, Responsibility, Welfare

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