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Warren E. Burger Quotes

Warren E. Burger quotes

American Judge September 17, 1907 – June 25, 1995

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There can be no assumption that today's majority is "right" and the Amish and others like them are "wrong." A way of life that is odd or even erratic but interferes with no rights or interests of others is not to be condemned because it is different. Warren E. Burger
Warren E. Burger quote: "Crime and the fear of crime have permeated the fabric of..."
Crime and the fear of crime have permeated the fabric of American life. Warren E. Burger
Concepts of justice must have hands and feet to carry out justice in every case in the shortest possible time and the lowest possible cost. This is the challenge to every lawyer and judge in America. Warren E. Burger
Warren E. Burger quote: "Judges rule on the basis of law, not public opinion, and they..."
Judges rule on the basis of law, not public opinion, and they should be totally indifferent to pressures of the times. Warren E. Burger
Warren E. Burger quote: "Trials by the adversarial contest must in time go the way of..."
Trials by the adversarial contest must in time go the way of the ancient trial by battle and blood. Warren E. Burger
It is indeed an odd business that it has taken this Court nearly two centuries to "discover" a constitutional mandate to have counsel at a preliminary hearing. Warren E. Burger
There can be no doubt that the practice of opening legislative sessions with prayer has become part of the fabric of our society. Warren E. Burger
Warren E. Burger quote: "Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen."
Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen. Warren E. Burger
It is not unprofessional to give free legal advice, but advertising that the first visit will be free is a bit like a fox telling chickens he will not bite them until they cross the threshold of the hen house. Warren E. Burger
We are more casual about qualifying the people we allow to act as advocates in the courtroom than we are about licensing electricians. Warren E. Burger
However, when the privilege depends solely on the broad, undifferentiated claim of public interest in the confidentiality of such conversations, a confrontation with other values arises. Warren E. Burger
Warren E. Burger quote: "Calculated risks of abuse are taken in order to preserve..."
Calculated risks of abuse are taken in order to preserve higher values. Warren E. Burger
Warren E. Burger quote: "We may have lured judges into roaming at large in the..."
We may have lured judges into roaming at large in the constitutional field. Warren E. Burger
Warren E. Burger quote: "The trial of a case is a three-legged stool - a judge and two..."
The trial of a case is a three-legged stool - a judge and two advocates. Warren E. Burger
To hold that the act of homosexual sodomy is somehow protected as a fundamental right would be to cast aside millennia of moral teaching. Warren E. Burger

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