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I always turn to the sports pages first, which records people’s accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man’s failures.

Earl Warren

Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.
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Action Hell Life Myself Worth
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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Heart Learning Mistake Worry
The police must obey the law while enforcing the law.
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Deep Justice Law Obey Police
It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
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Alive Form Justice Law Spirit
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.
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Character Discover Man Meaning Path Possible Sensitive
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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Authority Easy Government Live Responsibility
Citizenship is the right to have rights.
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Citizenship One Liner Privilege 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
Don’t complain about growing old — many, many people do not have that privilege.
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Complain Growth Old People Privilege
The most tragic paradox of our time is to be found in the failure of nation-states to recognize the imperatives of internationalism.
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Failure Nation Ourselves Time Tragedy
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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Commitment Heart Life Man Woman Young
The censor’s sword pierces deeply into the heart of free expression.
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Expression Freedom Pieces. Heart
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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Administration Excellence Fair Inspirational Justice Maintain Service Vision
Liberty, not communism, is the most contagious force in the world.
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Force Freedom Liberty Power World
Our War of the Revolution was, in good measure, fought as a protest against standing armies.
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Army Goodness Revolution Stand War
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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Children Doubt Education Expectation Life Opportunity Reason Success

I always turn to the sports pages first, which records people’s accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man’s failures.

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