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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

The fantastic advances in the field of electronic communication constitute a greater danger to the privacy of the individual.
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Communication Dangerous Electric Greatness Privacy
The success of any legal system is measured by its fidelity to the universal ideal of justice.
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Ideal Justice Legal Success System Universal
Legislatures represent people, not acres or trees.
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People Representation Tree
To separate children from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone.
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Children Community Feeling Heart Mindset Qualification Race Separate Way
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.
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Choice Decision Diversity Fragments Honor Result Society Strength Tension
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
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
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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Character Discover Man Meaning Path Possible Sensitive
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
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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Ability Freedom Lose People Principle Right Security
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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Discrimination Education Law Principle Race
Don’t complain about growing old — many, many people do not have that privilege.
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Complain Growth Old People Privilege
Our War of the Revolution was, in good measure, fought as a protest against standing armies.
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Army Goodness Revolution Stand War
It is doubtful that congress would pass the Bill of Rights if it were introduced today.
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Doubt Introduction Law Politics Rule
Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.
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Action Hell Life Myself Worth
Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.
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Education Equality Inheritance Separate

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