Citizenship is the right to have rights.
EARL WARRENSeparate educational facilities are inherently unequal.
More Earl Warren Quotes
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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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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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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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Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.
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Those who serve upon our juries have maintained a standard of fairness and excellence and demonstrated a vision toward the administration of justice that is a wellspring of inspiration.
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The censor’s sword pierces deeply into the heart of free expression.
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Our War of the Revolution was, in good measure, fought as a protest against standing armies.
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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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Liberty, not communism, is the most contagious force in the world.
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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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Legislators represent people, not trees or acres. Legislators are elected by voters, not farms or cities or economic interests.
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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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In mid-life the man wants to see how irresistible he still is to younger women. How they turn their hearts to stone and more or less commit a murder of their marriage I just don’t know, but they do.
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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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