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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

The police must obey the law while enforcing the law.
EARL WARREN

Deep Justice Law Obey Police
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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Completion Joy Quiet World
Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.
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Action Hell Life Myself Worth
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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Equality Opportunity Right
If it is a mistake of the head and not the heart don’t worry about it, that’s the way we learn.
EARL WARREN

Heart Learning Mistake Worry
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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Discrimination Education Law Principle Race
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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Patience Reason Strike Wait War
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
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 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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Character Discover Man Meaning Path Possible Sensitive
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

Children Community Feeling Heart Mindset Qualification Race Separate Way
Today, as always, the people, no less than the courts, must remain vigilant to preserve the principals of our Bill of Rights, lest in our desire to be secure we lose our ability to be free.
EARL WARREN

Ability Freedom Lose People Principle Right Security
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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Care Hate Money Positive Trouble
In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics.
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Civilization Ethics Law Moral Sea
Don’t complain about growing old — many, many people do not have that privilege.
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Complain Growth Old People Privilege
Our War of the Revolution was, in good measure, fought as a protest against standing armies.
EARL WARREN

Army Goodness Revolution Stand War

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