The abhorrence of society to the use of involuntary confessions does not turn alone on their inherent untrustworthiness. It also turns on the deep-rooted feeling that the police must obey the law while enforcing the law; that, in the end,… — Earl Warren Copy Share Image
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. — Earl Warren Copy Share Image
When the rights of any individual or group are chipped away, the freedom of all erodes. — Earl Warren Copy Share Image
If Nixon is not forced to turn over tapes of his conversations with the ring of men who were conversing on their violations of the law, then liberty will soon be dead in this nation. If Nixon gets away with that, then Nixon makes the law as he goes along - not the Congress nor the courts. The old Court… — Earl Warren Copy Share
When an individual is taken into custody or otherwise deprived of his freedom by the authorities in any significant way and is subjected to questioning... He must be warned prior to any questioning that he has the right to remain silent, that anything he says can be used against him in a court of law, that he has the right… — Earl Warren Copy Share
The success of any legal system is measured by its fidelity to the universal ideal of justice. — Earl Warren Copy Share Image
There is no requirement that police stop a person who enters a police station and states that he wishes to confess a crime or… — Earl Warren Copy Share Image
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. — Earl Warren Copy Share Image
It is doubtful that congress would pass the Bill of Rights if it were introduced today. — Earl Warren Copy Share Image
In these days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of… — Earl Warren Copy Share Image
Many people consider the things government does for them to be social progress but they regard the things government does for others as socialism. — Earl Warren Copy Share Image
If Nixon is not forced to turn over tapes of his conversations with the ring of men who were conversing on their violations of… — Earl Warren Copy Share Image
