It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
EARL WARRENThe 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.
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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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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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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The fantastic advances in the field of electronic communication constitute a greater danger to the privacy of the individual.
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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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Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.
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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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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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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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When the rights of any individual or group are chipped away, the freedom of all erodes.
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It is doubtful that congress would pass the Bill of Rights if it were introduced today.
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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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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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