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Charles Evans Hughes was an American judge and statesman who served as the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1930 to 1941. He was instrumental in shaping key legal decisions during his tenure. Hughes also served as the U.S. Secretary of State and was a prominent candidate for the presidency in 1916. His career reflects a significant contribution to American jurisprudence and politics.

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



"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."



"When we deal with questions relating to principles of law and their applications, we do not suddenly rise into a stratosphere of icy certainty."


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