Many people consider the things government does for them to be social progress but they regard the things government does for others as socialism.
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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In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics.
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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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Ben Franklin may have discovered electricity- but it is the man who invented the meter who made the money.
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Legislatures represent people, not acres or trees.
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The police must obey the law while enforcing the law.
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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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Legislators represent people, not trees or acres. Legislators are elected by voters, not farms or cities or economic interests.
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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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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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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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It is doubtful that congress would pass the Bill of Rights if it were introduced today.
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The censor’s sword pierces deeply into the heart of free expression.
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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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The success of any legal system is measured by its fidelity to the universal ideal of justice.
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