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.
EARL WARRENLegislators represent people, not trees or acres. Legislators are elected by voters, not farms or cities or economic interests.
More Earl Warren Quotes
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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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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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To get what you want, STOP doing what isn’t working.
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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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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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Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.
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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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Citizenship is the right to have rights.
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It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
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Legislatures represent people, not acres or trees.
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When the rights of any individual or group are chipped away, the freedom of all erodes.
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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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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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Don’t complain about growing old — many, many people do not have that privilege.
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