The most tragic paradox of our time is to be found in the failure of nation-states to recognize the imperatives of internationalism.
EARL WARRENI 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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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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When the rights of any individual or group are chipped away, the freedom of all erodes.
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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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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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I believe no one can read the history of our country without realizing that the Good Book and the spirit of the Savior have from the beginning been our guiding geniuses.
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Citizenship is the right to have rights.
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In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics.
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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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Ben Franklin may have discovered electricity- but it is the man who invented the meter who made the money.
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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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The success of any legal system is measured by its fidelity to the universal ideal of justice.
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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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The fantastic advances in the field of electronic communication constitute a greater danger to the privacy of the individual.
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Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.
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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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