Liberty lies in the hearts … when it dies there , no constitution, no law, no court can save it
I often wonder whether we do not rest our hopes too much upon constitutions, upon laws, and upon courts. These are false hopes; believe me, these are false hopes. Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it; no constitution, no law, no court can even do much to help it.
References
The "Spirit of Liberty" Speech, Judge Learned Hand, Presented in 1944 during "I AM an American Day"