The success of any legal system is measured by its fidelity to the universal ideal of justice.
EARL WARRENThose 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.
More Earl Warren Quotes
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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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Mere unorthodoxy or dissent from the prevailing mores is not to be condemned. The absence of such voices would be a symptom of grave illness to our society.
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The censor’s sword pierces deeply into the heart of free expression.
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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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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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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.
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When the rights of any individual or group are chipped away, the freedom of all erodes.
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In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics.
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The fantastic advances in the field of electronic communication constitute a greater danger to the privacy of the individual.
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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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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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It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
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To get what you want, STOP doing what isn’t working.
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Many people consider the things government does for them to be social progress but they regard the things government does for others as socialism.
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Legislatures represent people, not acres or trees.
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