The fantastic advances in the field of electronic communication constitute a greater danger to the privacy of the individual.
Earl WarrenBen Franklin may have discovered electricity- but it is the man who invented the meter who made the money.
Earl WarrenIn these days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education.
Earl WarrenChurchmen are quick to defend religious freedom; lawyers were never so universally aroused as by President Roosevelt's Court bill; newspapers are most alert to civil liberties when there is a hint of press censorship in the air. And educators become perturbed at every effort to curb academic freedom. But too seldom do all of these become militant when ostensibly the rights of only one group are threatened. They do not always react to the truism that when the rights of any individual or group are chipped away, the freedom of all erodes.
Earl WarrenWe come then to the question presented: Does segregation of children in public schools solely on the basis of race, even though the physical facilities and other "tangible" factors may be equal, deprive the children of the minority group of equal education opportunities? We believe that it does.
Earl Warren