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 WARRENThe only reason that there has been no sabotage or espionage on the part of Japanese-Americans is that they are waiting for the right moment to strike.
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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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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Legislatures represent people, not acres or trees.
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To get what you want, STOP doing what isn’t working.
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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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Our War of the Revolution was, in good measure, fought as a protest against standing armies.
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The censor’s sword pierces deeply into the heart of free expression.
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The only reason that there has been no sabotage or espionage on the part of Japanese-Americans is that they are waiting for the right moment to strike.
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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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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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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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Citizenship is the right to have rights.
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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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The success of any legal system is measured by its fidelity to the universal ideal of justice.
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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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