Our War of the Revolution was, in good measure, fought as a protest against standing armies.
EARL WARRENIt 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.
More Earl Warren Quotes
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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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Life and liberty can be as much endangered from illegal methods used to convict those thought to be criminals as from the actual criminals themselves.
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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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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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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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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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The success of any legal system is measured by its fidelity to the universal ideal of justice.
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Liberty, not communism, is the most contagious force in the world.
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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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To get what you want, STOP doing what isn’t working.
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It is doubtful that congress would pass the Bill of Rights if it were introduced today.
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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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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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The police must obey the law while enforcing the law.
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