If it is a mistake of the head and not the heart don’t worry about it, that’s the way we learn.
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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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 is doubtful that congress would pass the Bill of Rights if it were introduced today.
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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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Legislatures represent people, not acres or trees.
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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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Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.
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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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Today, as always, the people, no less than the courts, must remain vigilant to preserve the principals of our Bill of Rights, lest in our desire to be secure we lose our ability to be free.
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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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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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In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics.
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The censor’s sword pierces deeply into the heart of free expression.
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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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It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
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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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