Quotes by Earl Warren

“Many people consider the things government does for them to be social progress but they regard the things government does for others as socia”

“The fantastic advances in the field of electronic communication constitute a greater danger to the privacy of the individual.”

“I always turn to the sports pages first, which records people's accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man's failures.”

“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 a...”

“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.”

“The most tragic paradox of our time is to be found in the failure of nation-states to recognize the imperatives of internationalism.”

“Ben Franklin may have discovered electricity- but it is the man who invented the meter who made the money.”

“We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place.”

“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.”

“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 - m...”

“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 wil...”

“Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile I caught Hell for.”

“The sports page records people's accomplishments the front page usually records nothing but man's failures.”

“The sports page records people's accomplishments the front page usually records nothing but man's failures.”

“I believe the preservation of our civil liberties to be the most fundamental and important of all our governmental problems, because it always has been with us and always will be with us and if we ...”

“We hear about constitutional rights, free speech and the free press. Every time I hear these words I say to myself, That man is a Red, that man is a Communist. You never hear a real American talk l...”

“I am unalterably opposed to any species of vigilantes or to any other extra-legal means of a majority exercising its will over a minority … I believe that if majorities are entitled to have their c...”

“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.”

“I have since deeply regretted the removal order and my own testimony advocating it, because it was not in keeping with our American concept of freedom and the rights of citizens. Whenever I thought...”

“If it is a mistake of the head and not the heart don't worry about it, that's the way we learn.”