When the rights of any individual or group are chipped away, the freedom of all erodes.
EARL WARRENThose 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.
More Earl Warren Quotes
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Liberty, not communism, is the most contagious force in the world.
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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 civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics.
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To get what you want, STOP doing what isn’t working.
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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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We are now at the point where we must decide whether we are to honour the concept of a plural society which gains strength through diversity, or whether we are to have bitter fragmentation that will result in perpetual tension and strife.
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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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The fantastic advances in the field of electronic communication constitute a greater danger to the privacy of the individual.
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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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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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Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.
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Our War of the Revolution was, in good measure, fought as a protest against standing armies.
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The censor’s sword pierces deeply into the heart of free expression.
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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.
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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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