The United States Is The Greatest Law

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.

We Are Under A Constitution, But The Constitution Is What The Judges Say It Is, And The Judiciary Is The Safeguard Of Our Property And Our Liberty And Our Property Under The Constitution.

The Liberty Of The Press Is Not Confined To Newspapers And Periodicals. It Necessarily Embraces Pamphlets And Leaflets.

Our Institutions Were Not Devised To Bring About Uniformity Of Opinion; If They Had We Might Well Abandon Hope. It Is Important To Remember, As Has Well Been Said, 'the Essential Characteristic Of True Liberty Is That Under Its Shelter Many Different Types Of Life And Character And Opinion And Belief Can Develop Unmolested And Unobstructed.'

But It Is Recognized That Punishment For The Abuse Of The Liberty Accorded To The Press Is Essential To The Protection Of The Public, And That The Common Law Rules That Subject The Libeler To Responsibility For The Public Offense, As Well As For The Private Injury, Are Not Abolished By The Protection Extended In Our Constitutions. The Law Of Criminal Libel Rests Upon That Secure Foundation. There Is Also The Conceded Authority Of Courts To Punish For Contempt When Publications Directly Tend To Prevent The Proper Discharge Of Judicial Functions.