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 WARRENLiberty, not communism, is the most contagious force in the world.
More Earl Warren Quotes
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It is doubtful that congress would pass the Bill of Rights if it were introduced today.
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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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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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Don’t complain about growing old — many, many people do not have that privilege.
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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 fantastic advances in the field of electronic communication constitute a greater danger to the privacy of the individual.
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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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Legislatures represent people, not acres or trees.
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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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To get what you want, STOP doing what isn’t working.
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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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Legislators represent people, not trees or acres. Legislators are elected by voters, not farms or cities or economic interests.
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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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It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
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Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.
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