Charles Evans Hughes Quotes


Every young man should aim at independence and should prepare himself for a vocation; above all, he should so manage his life that the steps of his progress are taken without improper aids; that he calls no one master, that he does not win or deserve the reputation of being a tool of others, and that if called to public service he may assume its duties with the satisfaction of knowing that he is free to rise to the height of his opportunity.


Citations

Hughes, Charles Evans. Conditions of Progress in Democratic Government. Yale University Press, 1910, p. 21.

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Charles Evans Hughes
Charles Evans Hughes
  • Born: April 11, 1862
  • Died: August 27, 1948
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Judge

Charles Evans Hughes Sr. was an American statesman and politician who served as the 11th Chief Justice of the United States from 1930 to 1941. A member of the Republican Party, he was also the 36th Governor of New York, the Republican nominee in the 1916 presidential election, and the 44th United States Secretary of State.