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.
EARL WARRENIf it is a mistake of the head and not the heart don’t worry about it, that’s the way we learn.
More Earl Warren Quotes
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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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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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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 police must obey the law while enforcing the law.
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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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Legislatures represent people, not acres or trees.
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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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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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It is doubtful that congress would pass the Bill of Rights if it were introduced today.
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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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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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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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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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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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Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.
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