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When the rights of any individual or group are chipped away, the freedom of all erodes.

Earl Warren

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.
EARL WARREN

Discrimination Education Law Principle Race
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.
EARL WARREN

Liberty Name Nation Ourselves Protection Worth
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.
EARL WARREN

Administration Excellence Fair Inspirational Justice Maintain Service Vision
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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Evidence Himself Law Person Presence Right Silence
In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics.
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Civilization Ethics Law Moral Sea
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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Children Doubt Education Expectation Life Opportunity Reason Success
Legislatures represent people, not acres or trees.
EARL WARREN

People Representation Tree
We are now at the point where we must decide whether we are to honour the concept of a plural society which gains strength through diversity, or whether we are to have bitter fragmentation that will result in perpetual tension and strife.
EARL WARREN

Choice Decision Diversity Fragments Honor Result Society Strength Tension
To get what you want, STOP doing what isn’t working.
EARL WARREN

Inspirational Motivational Work Yourself
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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Government People Perspective Politics Progress
Citizenship is the right to have rights.
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Citizenship One Liner Privilege Right
Such an opportunity, where the state has undertaken to provide it, is a right which must be made available to all on equal terms.
EARL WARREN

Equality Opportunity Right
When the rights of any individual or group are chipped away, the freedom of all erodes.
EARL WARREN

Explosion Freedom Right
Don’t complain about growing old — many, many people do not have that privilege.
EARL WARREN

Complain Growth Old People Privilege
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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Accomplishment Failure Man People Record Sports
Our War of the Revolution was, in good measure, fought as a protest against standing armies.
EARL WARREN

Army Goodness Revolution Stand War

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