Justice Charles Evans HughesJustice Charles Evans Hughes, (1862-1948) Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Charles Evans Hughes Quote

“A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company.”

Justice Charles Evans HughesJustice Charles Evans Hughes
~ Justice Charles Evans Hughes

As quoted in Ethics and Citizenship (1924) by John Walter Wayland, p. 208

Ratings and Comments


Mike, Norwalk

Good company is too subjective to be limited by "always". He, who's teachings I try to follow would that I love all my eternal siblings (for example: ". . . Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;"). Beside a love of my fellow man, I, myself, love liberty, a life in agreement with natural law and justice and an existence with opportunities that are harmonious with prosperity (with all such being available to each and every, any and all of humanity). The quote is a justification / rationalization for doing away with bad people in the author's perspective. The here author was, by his actions, antagonistic to liberty, law, justice and prosperity making him outside my corporeal society's / temporal fellows definition of good. If circumstances were such, I would still see to it that he was available to be in my company. All that being said, to us yet carnally mortal, being in good company does provide a certain refreshing and pleasant uplift.

E Archer, NYC

Short and sweet. I think Mike is reading too much into it. ;-)

Mike, Norwalk

(-; Archer, it wouldn't be the first time '-)

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