Many people consider the things government does for them to be social progress but they regard the things government does for others as socialism.
EARL WARRENIf it is a mistake of the head and not the heart don’t worry about it, that’s the way we learn.
More Earl Warren Quotes
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In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics.
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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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To separate children from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone.
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Today, as always, the people, no less than the courts, must remain vigilant to preserve the principals of our Bill of Rights, lest in our desire to be secure we lose our ability to be free.
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Liberty, not communism, is the most contagious force in the world.
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Legislatures represent people, not acres or trees.
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If it is a mistake of the head and not the heart don’t worry about it, that’s the way we learn.
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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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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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Such an opportunity, where the state has undertaken to provide it, is a right which must be made available to all on equal terms.
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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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It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
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Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.
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The success of any legal system is measured by its fidelity to the universal ideal of justice.
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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.
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