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 WARRENIt is doubtful that congress would pass the Bill of Rights if it were introduced today.
More Earl Warren Quotes
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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 censor’s sword pierces deeply into the heart of free expression.
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To get what you want, STOP doing what isn’t working.
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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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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 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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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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Liberty, not communism, is the most contagious force in the world.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.
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