It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
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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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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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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The police must obey the law while enforcing the law.
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Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.
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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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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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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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It is doubtful that congress would pass the Bill of Rights if it were introduced today.
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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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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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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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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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In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics.
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Legislatures represent people, not acres or trees.
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Our War of the Revolution was, in good measure, fought as a protest against standing armies.
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When the rights of any individual or group are chipped away, the freedom of all erodes.
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Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.
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To get what you want, STOP doing what isn’t working.
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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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Don’t complain about growing old — many, many people do not have that privilege.
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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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Citizenship is the right to have rights.
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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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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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The fantastic advances in the field of electronic communication constitute a greater danger to the privacy of the individual.
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The censor’s sword pierces deeply into the heart of free expression.
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