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 WARRENPrior 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.
More Earl Warren Quotes
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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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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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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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Life and liberty can be as much endangered from illegal methods used to convict those thought to be criminals as from the actual criminals themselves.
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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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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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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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Those 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.
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Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.
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The police must obey the law while enforcing the law.
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Our War of the Revolution was, in good measure, fought as a protest against standing armies.
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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 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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Don’t complain about growing old — many, many people do not have that privilege.
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