black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

To separate children from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone.

Earl Warren

It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
EARL WARREN

Alive Form Justice Law Spirit
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.
EARL WARREN

Children Doubt Education Expectation Life Opportunity Reason Success
To get what you want, STOP doing what isn’t working.
EARL WARREN

Inspirational Motivational Work Yourself
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.
EARL WARREN

Commitment Heart Life Man Woman Young
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.
EARL WARREN

Authority Easy Government Live Responsibility
I always turn to the sports pages first, which records people’s accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man’s failures.
EARL WARREN

Accomplishment Failure Man People Record Sports
The most tragic paradox of our time is to be found in the failure of nation-states to recognize the imperatives of internationalism.
EARL WARREN

Failure Nation Ourselves Time Tragedy
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.
EARL WARREN

Beginning Believe Book Country Goodness History Ourselves Reading Spirit
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.
EARL WARREN

Absence Loss Ourselves Sick Society Voice
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.
EARL WARREN

Patience Reason Strike Wait War
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.
EARL WARREN

Care Hate Money Positive Trouble
The police must obey the law while enforcing the law.
EARL WARREN

Deep Justice Law Obey Police
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.
EARL WARREN

Discrimination Education Law Principle Race
In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics.
EARL WARREN

Civilization Ethics Law Moral Sea
Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.
EARL WARREN

Action Hell Life Myself Worth
Our War of the Revolution was, in good measure, fought as a protest against standing armies.
EARL WARREN

Army Goodness Revolution Stand War

To separate children from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

To separate children from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Earl Warren Quotes