Charles Evans Hughes, Sr. was an American statesman, lawyer and Republican politician from New York. He served as the 36th Governor of New York, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, United States Secretary of State, a judge on the Court of International Justice, and the 11th Chief Justice of the United States. He was the Republican candidate in the 1916 U.S. Presidential election, losing narrowly to incumbent President Woodrow Wilson.
Hughes was a professor in the 1890s, a staunch supporter of Britain's New Liberalism, an important leader of the progressive movement of the 20th century, a leading diplomat and New York lawyer in the days of Harding and Coolidge, and was known for being a swing voter when dealing with cases related to the New Deal in the 1930s. Historian Clinton Rossiter has hailed him as a leading American conservative.
The power to wage war is the power to wage war successfully. power & war
A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company. being good
Dissents are appeals to the brooding spirit of the law, to the intelligence of another day. intelligence
When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free. freedom
Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. 22 sayings from Robert Browning
22 sayings from Robert Browning
A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. 53 quotes from Honore de Balzac
53 quotes from Honore de Balzac
With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 other sayings from Isadora Duncan
5 other sayings from Isadora Duncan
The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 quotes from Henry Ward Beecher
58 quotes from Henry Ward Beecher