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Earl Warren

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.
EARL WARREN

Authority Easy Government Live Responsibility
Before this distinguished assembly and the world, the bells today proclaim the joyous tidings of the completion of this quietly soaring tower.
EARL WARREN

Completion Joy Quiet World
Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.
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Education Equality Inheritance Separate
In these days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education.
EARL WARREN

Children Doubt Education Expectation Life Opportunity Reason Success
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.
EARL WARREN

Care Hate Money Positive Trouble
Legislators represent people, not trees or acres. Legislators are elected by voters, not farms or cities or economic interests.
EARL WARREN

Economic People Representation Vote
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.
EARL WARREN

Commitment Heart Life Man Woman Young
The police must obey the law while enforcing the law.
EARL WARREN

Deep Justice Law Obey Police
Ben Franklin may have discovered electricity- but it is the man who invented the meter who made the money.
EARL WARREN

Discover Electric Invention Man Money Technology
The man of character, sensitive to the meaning of what he is doing, will know how to discover the ethical paths in the maze of possible behavior.
EARL WARREN

Character Discover Man Meaning Path Possible Sensitive
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.
EARL WARREN

Administration Excellence Fair Inspirational Justice Maintain Service Vision
It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
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Alive Form Justice Law Spirit
Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.
EARL WARREN

Action Hell Life Myself Worth
Such an opportunity, where the state has undertaken to provide it, is a right which must be made available to all on equal terms.
EARL WARREN

Equality Opportunity Right
Prior to any questioning, the person must be warned that he has a right to remain silent, that any statement he does make may be used as evidence against him and that he has a right to the presence of an attorney, either retained or appointed.
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Evidence Himself Law Person Presence Right Silence
Citizenship is the right to have rights.
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Citizenship One Liner Privilege Right

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