14 Quotes & Sayings By Earl Warren

Earl Warren was the tenth Chief Justice of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1969. He was appointed to the Court by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and took his seat in February 1939. He was born in San Francisco, California, but grew up in Bannockburn, Illinois Read more

From 1919 to 1922 he served in the Illinois House of Representatives, and then practiced law until appointed to the bench.

Many people consider the things government does for them to...
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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 socia Earl Warren
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The fantastic advances in the field of electronic communication constitute a greater danger to the privacy of the individual. Earl Warren
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I'm very pleased with each advancing year. It stems back to when I was forty. I was a bit upset about reaching that milestone but an older friend consoled me. 'Don't complain about growing old - many people don't have that privilege.' Earl Warren
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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. Earl Warren
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Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile I caught Hell for. Earl Warren
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The sports page records people's accomplishments the front page usually records nothing but man's failures. Earl Warren
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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. Earl Warren
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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. Earl Warren
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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. Earl Warren
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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. Earl Warren
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Ben Franklin may have discovered electricity- but it is the man who invented the meter who made the money. Earl Warren
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We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place. Earl Warren
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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. Earl Warren