Liberty, not communism, is the most contagious force in the world.
EARL WARRENIn civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics.
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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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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Don’t complain about growing old — many, many people do not have that privilege.
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To get what you want, STOP doing what isn’t working.
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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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Ben Franklin may have discovered electricity- but it is the man who invented the meter who made the money.
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When the rights of any individual or group are chipped away, the freedom of all erodes.
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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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