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.
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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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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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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Before this distinguished assembly and the world, the bells today proclaim the joyous tidings of the completion of this quietly soaring tower.
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Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.
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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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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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In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics.
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The censor’s sword pierces deeply into the heart of free expression.
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To get what you want, STOP doing what isn’t working.
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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 police must obey the law while enforcing the law.
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Racial discrimination in public education is unconstitutional. All provisions of federal, state or local law requiring or permitting such discrimination must yield to this principle.
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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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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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The success of any legal system is measured by its fidelity to the universal ideal of justice.
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