It would degrade our country and our judicial system to permit our courts to be bullied, insulted and humiliated and the orderly progress thwarted and obstructed by defendants brought before them charged with crimes.

The Court stands against any winds that blow as havens of refuge for those who might otherwise suffer because they are helpless, weak, outnumbered, or because they are nonconforming victims of prejudice or public excitement.

A union of government and religion tends to destroy government and to degrade religion.

There can be no equal justice where the kind of trial a man gets depends on the amount of money he has.

History showed that many people had lost their respect for any religion that had relied upon the support of government to spread its faith.

Loyalty must arise spontaneously from the hearts of people who love their country and respect their government.

From the very beginning, our state and national constitutions and laws have laid great emphasis on procedural and substantive safeguards designed to assure fair trials before impartial tribunals in which every defendant stands equal before the law. This noble ideal cannot be realized if the poor man charged with crime has to face his accusers without a lawyer to assist him.