The power of administrative bodies to make finding of fact which may be treated as conclusive, if there is evidence both ways, is a power of enormous… - Charles Evans Hughes

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The power of administrative bodies to make finding of fact which may be treated as conclusive, if there is evidence both ways, is a power of enormous consequence. An unscrupulous administrator might be tempted to say "Let me find the facts for the people of my country, and I care little who lays down the general principles."

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About Charles Evans Hughes

Charles Evans Hughes (11 April 1862 – 27 August 1948) was a Republican politician and jurist who served as Governor of New York, United States Secretary of State, Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the United States.

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Alternative Names: Chas. E. Hughes Charles Hughes Governor Hughes Charles Evans Hughes Sr. Charles E. Hughes
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