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.
EARL WARRENWhen the rights of any individual or group are chipped away, the freedom of all erodes.
More Earl Warren Quotes
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The police must obey the law while enforcing the law.
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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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Liberty, not communism, is the most contagious force in the world.
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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 success of any legal system is measured by its fidelity to the universal ideal of justice.
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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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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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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.
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Don’t complain about growing old — many, many people do not have that privilege.
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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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It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
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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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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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