Warren E. Burger Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Calculated risks of abuse are taken in order to preserve higher values.”

“Crime and the fear of crime have permeated the fabric of American life.”

“There can be no doubt that the practice of opening legislative sessions with prayer has become part of the fabric of our society.”

“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.”

“We may have lured judges into roaming at large in the constitutional field.”

“A far greater factor than abolishing poverty is the deterrent effect of swift and certain consequences: swift arrest, prompt trial, certain penalty and - at some point - finality of judgment.”