It is doubtful that congress would pass the Bill of Rights if it were introduced today.
EARL WARRENBefore this distinguished assembly and the world, the bells today proclaim the joyous tidings of the completion of this quietly soaring tower.
More Earl Warren Quotes
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Mere unorthodoxy or dissent from the prevailing mores is not to be condemned. The absence of such voices would be a symptom of grave illness to our society.
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Such an opportunity, where the state has undertaken to provide it, is a right which must be made available to all on equal terms.
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Legislatures represent people, not acres or trees.
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Citizenship is the right to have rights.
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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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Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.
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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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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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To get what you want, STOP doing what isn’t working.
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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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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 success of any legal system is measured by its fidelity to the universal ideal of justice.
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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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Legislators represent people, not trees or acres. Legislators are elected by voters, not farms or cities or economic interests.
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