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Quotation from West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish by Supreme Court of the United States
“But the liberty safeguarded is liberty in a social organization which requires the protection of law against the evils which menace the health, safety, morals, and welfare of the people.”
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish, Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Hughes) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Chief Justice Hughes explains why liberty under the due process clause is subject to reasonable regulation.
Citation: "But the liberty safeguarded is liberty in a social organization which requires the protection of law against the evils which menace the health, safety, morals, and welfare of the people." — Supreme Court of the United States, West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish, Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Hughes) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id west-coast-hotel-v-parrish-q2)
Portrait: Charles Evans Hughes cph.3b15401 (3x4a), Underwood & Underwood, Public domain.
