"It would indeed be ironic if, in the……" — Earl Warren
"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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Earl Warren
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47 Quotes by Earl Warren
Earl Warren has 47 quotes on this site.
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The police must obey the law while enforcing the law.
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It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
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[Apollo 7 was] an expedition of the mind, not of the heart.
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Today, as always, the people, no less than the courts, must remain vigilant to preserve the principals of our Bill…
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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…
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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…
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Don't complain about growing old — many, many people do not have that privilege.
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When an individual is taken into custody or otherwise deprived of his freedom by the authorities and is subjected to…
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To get what you want, STOP doing what isn't working.
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In The Field Of Public Education, The Doctrine Of 'Separate But Equal' Has No Place
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Such an opportunity, where the state has undertaken to provide it, is a right which must be made available to…
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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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More Defence Quotes
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one of 240 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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The first lines of defence against criminals are the victims themselves.
— Michael Badnarik
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When others stood idly by, you and your families gave your all, in defence of a risen people and in…
— Gerry Adams
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The United Nations charter gives every nation the right to self defence, therefore when the American embassies were bombed it…
— Benazir Bhutto
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A zeal for the defence of their country led these heroes to the scene of action, though with a few…
— Daniel Boone
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I don't know if this is the kind of retrospective analysis that people are fond of applying to their work…
— Russell Brand
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We have the character of an island nation: independent, forthright, passionate in defence of our sovereignty. We can no more…
— David Cameron
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Sadness is also a kind of defence.
— Ivo Andric
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I am never proud to participate in violence, yet I know that each of us must care enough for ourselves…
— Maya Angelou
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All that remains to the mother in modern consumer society is the role of scapegoat; psychoanalysis uses huge amounts of…
— Germaine Greer
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When you authorised Congress to borrow money, and to contract debts, for carrying on the late war, you could not…
— Unknown Author
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A defence in the Inquisition is of little use to the prisoner, for a suspicion only is deemed sufficient cause…
— John Foxe
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I felt very bad and could not sleep until 1am. Maybe he could coach me defence.
— Tamim Iqbal
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