Ben Franklin may have discovered electricity- but it is the man who invented the meter who made the money.
EARL WARRENLegislators represent people, not trees or acres. Legislators are elected by voters, not farms or cities or economic interests.
More Earl Warren Quotes
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It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
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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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Our War of the Revolution was, in good measure, fought as a protest against standing armies.
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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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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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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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Liberty, not communism, is the most contagious force in the world.
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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 censor’s sword pierces deeply into the heart of free expression.
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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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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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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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Don’t complain about growing old — many, many people do not have that privilege.
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A republic is not an easy form of government to live under, and when the responsibility of citizenship is evaded, democracy decays and authoritarianism takes over.
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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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