Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.
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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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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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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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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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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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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It is doubtful that congress would pass the Bill of Rights if it were introduced today.
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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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Our War of the Revolution was, in good measure, fought as a protest against standing armies.
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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.
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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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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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The censor’s sword pierces deeply into the heart of free expression.
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Liberty, not communism, is the most contagious force in the world.
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In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics.
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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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