When the rights of any individual or group are chipped away, the freedom of all erodes.
EARL WARRENIn 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.
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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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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Legislatures represent people, not acres or trees.
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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 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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Legislators represent people, not trees or acres. Legislators are elected by voters, not farms or cities or economic interests.
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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 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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Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.
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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 police must obey the law while enforcing the law.
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Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.
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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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Our War of the Revolution was, in good measure, fought as a protest against standing armies.
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