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This concept of "national defense" cannot be deemed an end in itself, justifying any exercise of legislative power designed to promote such a goal.
United States v. Robel (1967)
In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics.
We conclude that, in the field of public education, the doctrine of "separate but equal" has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.
The man of character, sensitive to the meaning of what he is doing, will know how to discover the ethical paths in the maze of possible behavior.
The censor's sword pierces deeply into the heart of free expression.
Dissent in Times Film Corp. v. City of Chicago 365 U.S. 43 (1961)
Liberty, not communism, is the most contagious force in the world.
It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
The fantastic advances in the field of electronic communication constitute a greater danger to the privacy of the individual.
If it is a mistake of the head and not the heart don't worry about it, that's the way we learn.
Earl Warren : A Great American Story (1948)
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.
Many people consider the things government does for them to be social progress but they regard the things government does for others as socialism.
I always turn to the sports section first. The sports section records people's accomplishments; the front page nothing but man's failures.
You sit up there, and you see the whole gamut of human nature. Even if the case being argued involves only a little fellow and $50, it involves justice. That's what is important.
These activities are so basically wrong and so menacing to our institutions that every citizen and particularly every public official should oppose them to the limit of their strength.
It was not in keeping with our American concept of freedom and the rights of citizens.
We may not know the whole story in our lifetime.
Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.
Do It : Let's Get Off Our Buts (1992)
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 Book of Business Quotations (1991)
It would indeed be ironic if, in the name of national defense, we would sanction the subversion of one of those liberties — the freedom of association — which make the defense of our nation worthwhile.
United States v. Robel (1967)
A society, in the process of moving forward, often appears to be tearing itself apart. Certainly, an age of rapid change, such as ours, produces many paradoxes. But perhaps the most tragic paradox of our time is to be found in the failure of nation-states to recognize the imperatives of internationalism.