…the people of no nation can lose their liberty so long as a Bill of Rights like ours survives and its basic purposes are conscientiously interpreted, enforced and respected…
– Justice Hugo Black
US Supreme Court, 1947
Under our constitutional system, courts stand against any winds that blow as havens of refuge for those who might otherwise suffer because they are helpless, weak, outnumbered…
– Justice Hugo Black
US Supreme Court, 1940