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
…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