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The success of any legal system is measured by its fidelity to the universal ideal of justice.
Earl Warren
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Earl Warren
Age: 83 †
Born: 1891
Born: March 19
Died: 1974
Died: July 9
Former Chief Justice Of The United States
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Such an opportunity, where the state has undertaken to provide it, is a right which must be made available to all on equal terms.
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