The success of any legal system is measured by its fidelity to the universal ideal of justice.
EARL WARRENSeparate educational facilities are inherently unequal.
More Earl Warren Quotes
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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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To get what you want, STOP doing what isn’t working.
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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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In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics.
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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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Don’t complain about growing old — many, many people do not have that privilege.
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When the rights of any individual or group are chipped away, the freedom of all erodes.
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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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The fantastic advances in the field of electronic communication constitute a greater danger to the privacy of the individual.
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The censor’s sword pierces deeply into the heart of free expression.
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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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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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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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Legislators represent people, not trees or acres. Legislators are elected by voters, not farms or cities or economic interests.
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