If it is a mistake of the head and not the heart don’t worry about it, that’s the way we learn.
EARL WARRENToday, 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.
More Earl Warren Quotes
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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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Don’t complain about growing old — many, many people do not have that privilege.
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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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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 most tragic paradox of our time is to be found in the failure of nation-states to recognize the imperatives of internationalism.
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Legislatures represent people, not acres or trees.
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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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The fantastic advances in the field of electronic communication constitute a greater danger to the privacy of the individual.
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Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.
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When the rights of any individual or group are chipped away, the freedom of all erodes.
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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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It is doubtful that congress would pass the Bill of Rights if it were introduced today.
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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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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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Liberty, not communism, is the most contagious force in the world.
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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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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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Many people consider the things government does for them to be social progress but they regard the things government does for others as socialism.
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To get what you want, STOP doing what isn’t working.
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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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Life and liberty can be as much endangered from illegal methods used to convict those thought to be criminals as from the actual criminals themselves.
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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.
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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 censor’s sword pierces deeply into the heart of free expression.
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In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics.
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Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.
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