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 WARRENWe 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.
More Earl Warren Quotes
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Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.
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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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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.
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Don’t complain about growing old — many, many people do not have that privilege.
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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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Our War of the Revolution was, in good measure, fought as a protest against standing armies.
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It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
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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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Ben Franklin may have discovered electricity- but it is the man who invented the meter who made the money.
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I believe no one can read the history of our country without realizing that the Good Book and the spirit of the Savior have from the beginning been our guiding geniuses.
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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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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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It would indeed be ironic if, in the name of national defence, we would sanction the subversion of one of those liberties which make the defence of our nation worthwhile.
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When the rights of any individual or group are chipped away, the freedom of all erodes.
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Legislators represent people, not trees or acres. Legislators are elected by voters, not farms or cities or economic interests.
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