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.
EARL WARRENLegislatures represent people, not acres or trees.
More Earl Warren Quotes
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Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.
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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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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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Liberty, not communism, is the most contagious force in the world.
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When the rights of any individual or group are chipped away, the freedom of all erodes.
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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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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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To get what you want, STOP doing what isn’t working.
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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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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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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 is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
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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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Our War of the Revolution was, in good measure, fought as a protest against standing armies.
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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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