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Earl Warren

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.
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Absence Loss Ourselves Sick Society Voice
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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Authority Easy Government Live Responsibility
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.
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Liberty Name Nation Ourselves Protection Worth
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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Failure Nation Ourselves Time Tragedy
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
I 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.
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Care Hate Money Positive Trouble
Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.
EARL WARREN

Action Hell Life Myself Worth
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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Beginning Believe Book Country Goodness History Ourselves Reading Spirit
Citizenship is the right to have rights.
EARL WARREN

Citizenship One Liner Privilege Right
Don’t complain about growing old — many, many people do not have that privilege.
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Complain Growth Old People Privilege
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
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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Crime Illegal Liberty Life
In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics.
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Civilization Ethics Law Moral Sea
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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Equality Opportunity Right
It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
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Alive Form Justice Law Spirit
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

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