"The Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal will take care of themselves. Look after the courts of the poor, who stand most in need of justice. The security of the republic will be found in the treatment of the poor and the ignorant. In indifference to their misery and helplessness lies disaster."

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Source: Charles Evans Hughes, David Joseph Danelski, Joseph S. Tulchin (1973). “The autobiographical notes of Charles Evans Hughes”, Harvard Univ Pr

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Charles Evans Hughes

Politician, Lawyer

Charles Evans Hughes was a prominent American lawyer and politician who served as Chief Justice of the United States, advocating for justice and legal reform.

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