The most tragic paradox of our time is to be found in the failure of nation-states to recognize the imperatives of internationalism.
EARL WARRENRacial 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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Legislators represent people, not trees or acres. Legislators are elected by voters, not farms or cities or economic interests.
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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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The success of any legal system is measured by its fidelity to the universal ideal of justice.
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Citizenship is the right to have rights.
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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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The fantastic advances in the field of electronic communication constitute a greater danger to the privacy of the individual.
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Before this distinguished assembly and the world, the bells today proclaim the joyous tidings of the completion of this quietly soaring tower.
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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 censor’s sword pierces deeply into the heart of free expression.
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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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Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.
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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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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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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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