A union of government and religion tends to...... Quote by "Hugo Black"

A union of government and religion tends to destroy government and degrade religion.
— Hugo Black

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Other Quotes by "Hugo Black"

In my view, far from deserving condemnation for their courageous reporting, the New York Times, the Washington Post and other newspapers should be commended for serving the purpose that the Founding Fathers saw so clearly.
— Hugo Black

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Our Constitution was not written in the sands to be washed away by each wave of new judges blown in by each successive political wind.
— Hugo Black

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In revealing the workings of government that led to the Vietnam War, the newspapers nobly did precisely that which the Founders hoped and trusted they would do.
— Hugo Black

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The layman's constitutional view is that what he likes is constitutional and that which he doesn't like is unconstitutional.
— Hugo Black

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When I was 40, my doctor advised me that a man in his 40s shouldn't play tennis. I heeded his advice carefully and could hardly wait until I reached 50 to start again.
— Hugo Black

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