Earl Warren

“The police must obey the law while enforcing the law.”

“The right to vote freely for the candidate of one's choice is of the essence of a democratic society, and any restrictions on that right strike at the heart of representative government.”

“We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.”

“It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.”

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

“To separate them 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 and minds in a way unlikely to ever be undone.”

“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.”

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

“Legislators represent people, not trees or acres. Legislators are elected by voters, not farms or cities or economic interests.”

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

“The freedom to marry has long been recognized as one of the vital personal rights essential to the orderly pursuit of happiness by free men.”