Legislators represent people, not trees or acres. Legislators are elected by voters, not farms or cities or economic interests.
EARL WARRENI always turn to the sports pages first, which records people’s accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man’s failures.
More Earl Warren Quotes
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The only reason that there has been no sabotage or espionage on the part of Japanese-Americans is that they are waiting for the right moment to strike.
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Our War of the Revolution was, in good measure, fought as a protest against standing armies.
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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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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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The police must obey the law while enforcing the law.
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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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It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
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Citizenship is the right to have rights.
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Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.
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Legislatures represent people, not acres or trees.
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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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It is doubtful that congress would pass the Bill of Rights if it were introduced today.
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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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To get what you want, STOP doing what isn’t working.
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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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