It is doubtful that congress would pass the Bill of Rights if it were introduced today.
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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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Legislatures represent people, not acres or trees.
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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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In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics.
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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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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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Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.
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The censor’s sword pierces deeply into the heart of free expression.
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Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.
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