The censor’s sword pierces deeply into the heart of free expression.
EARL WARRENTo 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.
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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Legislators represent people, not trees or acres. Legislators are elected by voters, not farms or cities or economic interests.
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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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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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Citizenship is the right to have rights.
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Liberty, not communism, is the most contagious force in the world.
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Our War of the Revolution was, in good measure, fought as a protest against standing armies.
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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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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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The police must obey the law while enforcing the law.
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Legislatures represent people, not acres or trees.
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When the rights of any individual or group are chipped away, the freedom of all erodes.
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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.
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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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