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 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.
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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Legislatures represent people, not acres or trees.
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Liberty, not communism, is the most contagious force in the world.
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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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Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.
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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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The police must obey the law while enforcing the law.
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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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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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It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
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The censor’s sword pierces deeply into the heart of free expression.
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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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Citizenship is the right to have rights.
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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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When the rights of any individual or group are chipped away, the freedom of all erodes.
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