Citizenship is the right to have rights.
EARL WARRENLiberty, not communism, is the most contagious force in the world.
More Earl Warren Quotes
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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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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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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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Liberty, not communism, is the most contagious force in the world.
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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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Ben Franklin may have discovered electricity- but it is the man who invented the meter who made the money.
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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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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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Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.
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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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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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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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Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.
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The police must obey the law while enforcing the law.
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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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