77 Quotes by Earl Warren

It is doubtful that congress would pass the Bill of Rights if it were introduced today.

When the rights of any individual or group are chipped away, the freedom of all erodes.

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.

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.

The success of any legal system is measured by its fidelity to the universal ideal of justice.

To summarize: Americans have one of the greatest legal systems, but not a monopoly of the sense of justice, which is universal; nor have we a permanent copyright on the means of securing justice, for it is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.

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, many people do not have that privilege.'

the Amendment must draw its meaning from the evolving standards of decency that mark the progress of a maturing society.

could be on the court and not change his views substantially over a period of years ... for change you must if you are to do your duty on the Supreme Court.