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 WARRENThe most tragic paradox of our time is to be found in the failure of nation-states to recognize the imperatives of internationalism.
More Earl Warren Quotes
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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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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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The fantastic advances in the field of electronic communication constitute a greater danger to the privacy of the individual.
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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 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 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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The police must obey the law while enforcing the law.
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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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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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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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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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Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.
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When the rights of any individual or group are chipped away, the freedom of all erodes.
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To get what you want, STOP doing what isn’t working.
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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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