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.
Earl WarrenRead
In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics.
Interpretation
Law is influenced by ethical principles in our society.
Earl Warren's quote highlights the interdependence of law and ethics in a civilized society, suggesting that while laws are established regulations, they are deeply rooted in the moral values and ethical considerations of the people. This relationship implies that without a strong ethical foundation, laws may lose their significance and may not effectively guide human behavior.
In practice
During a law seminar discussing the foundational principles of justice.
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.
Racial discrimination in public education is unconstitutional.....All provisions of federal, state or local law requiring or permitting such discrimination must yield to this principle.
The success of any legal system is measured by its fidelity to the universal ideal of justice.
In 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.
Don't complain about growing old β many, many people do not have that privilege.
Today, as always, the people, no less than the courts, must remain vigilant to preserve the principals of our Bill of Rights, lest in our desire to be secure we lose our ability to be free.
The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity.
The establishment will irritate you - pull your beard, flick your face - to make you fight. Because once they've got you violent, then they know how to handle you. The only thing they don't know how to handle is non-violence and humor.
All stories are true,β Skarpi said. βBut this one really happened, if thatβs what you mean.β He took another slow drink, then smiled again, his bright eyes dancing. βMore or less. You have to be a bit of a liar to tell a story the right way. Too much truth confuses the facts. Too much honesty makes you sound insincere.
And truly it little matters what I say, this or that or any other thing. Saying is inventing. Wrong, very rightly wrong. You invent nothing, you think you are inventing, you think you are escaping, and all you do is stammer out your lesson, the remnants of a pensum one day got by heart and long forgotten, life without tears, as it is wept.
Truth can hardly be expected to adapt herself to the crooked policy and wily sinuosities of worldly affairs; for truth, like light, travels only in straight lines.
To live means to finesse the processes to which one is subjugated.
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