It is my belief that there are "absolutes" in our Bill of Rights, and that they were put there on purpose by men who knew what words meant, and meant their prohibitions to be "absolutes."

Hugo Black

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Bill of Rights Constitutional theory American politics

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Hugo Black

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Lecture

Language

English

Time

1960 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Supreme Court Justice Judge Lawyer

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United States

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Citation

Black, Hugo L. James Madison lecture. 17 Feb. 1960, New York University School of Law, New York University, New York City, NY, USA.

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