Life and liberty can be as much endangered from illegal methods used to convict those thought to be criminals as from the actual criminals themselves.
EARL WARRENIn mid-life the man wants to see how irresistible he still is to younger women. How they turn their hearts to stone and more or less commit a murder of their marriage I just don’t know, but they do.
More Earl Warren Quotes
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In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics.
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Our War of the Revolution was, in good measure, fought as a protest against standing armies.
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Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.
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We are now at the point where we must decide whether we are to honour the concept of a plural society which gains strength through diversity, or whether we are to have bitter fragmentation that will result in perpetual tension and strife.
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I hate banks. They do nothing positive for anybody except take care of themselves. They’re first in with their fees and first out when there’s trouble.
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In mid-life the man wants to see how irresistible he still is to younger women. How they turn their hearts to stone and more or less commit a murder of their marriage I just don’t know, but they do.
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Legislatures represent people, not acres or trees.
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Those who serve upon our juries have maintained a standard of fairness and excellence and demonstrated a vision toward the administration of justice that is a wellspring of inspiration.
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It is doubtful that congress would pass the Bill of Rights if it were introduced today.
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A republic is not an easy form of government to live under, and when the responsibility of citizenship is evaded, democracy decays and authoritarianism takes over.
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To get what you want, STOP doing what isn’t working.
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The censor’s sword pierces deeply into the heart of free expression.
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Don’t complain about growing old — many, many people do not have that privilege.
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Before this distinguished assembly and the world, the bells today proclaim the joyous tidings of the completion of this quietly soaring tower.
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Mere unorthodoxy or dissent from the prevailing mores is not to be condemned. The absence of such voices would be a symptom of grave illness to our society.
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