A biography for Earl Warrenhasn’t been written yet.
“In mid-life the man wants to see how irresistible he still is to younger women. How they turn their hearts to stone and more or less commit a murder of their marriage I just don't know, but they do.”
“Ben Franklin may have discovered electricity- but it is the man who invented the meter who made the money.”
“I always turn to the sports pages first, which records people's accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man's failures.”
“I feel that the greatest reward for doing is the opportunity to do more.”
“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.”
“Legislatures represent people, not acres or trees.”
“Prior to any questioning, the person must be warned that he has a right to remain silent, that any statement he does make may be used as evidence against him and that he has a right to the presence of an attorney, either retained or appointed.”
“The old Court you and I served so long will not be worthy of its traditions if Nixon can twist, turn and fashion If Nixon gets away with that, then Nixon makes the law as he goes along - not the Congress nor the courts.”
“It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.”