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 WARRENI 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.
More Earl Warren Quotes
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When the rights of any individual or group are chipped away, the freedom of all erodes.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 police must obey the law while enforcing the law.
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Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.
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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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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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Legislatures represent people, not acres or trees.
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Our War of the Revolution was, in good measure, fought as a protest against standing armies.
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