Our Constitution is the envy of the world, as it should be for it is the grand design of the finest nation on earth.
THURGOOD MARSHALLClassifications and distinctions based on race or color have no moral or legal validity in our society. They are contrary to our constitution and laws.
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Classifications and distinctions based on race or color have no moral or legal validity in our society. They are contrary to our constitution and laws.
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It is now well established that the Constitution protects the right to receive information and ideas.This right to receive information and ideas, regardless of their social worth, is fundamental to our free society.
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Truth is more than a mental exercise.
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A man can make what he wants of himself if he truly believes that he must be ready for hard work and many heartbreaks.
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The process of democracy is one of change. Our laws are not frozen into immutable form, they are constantly in the process of revision in response to the needs of a changing society.
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The ban directly hampers the partys ability to spread its message and hamstrings voters seeking to inform themselves about the candidates and issues.
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To protest against injustice is the foundation of all our American democracy.
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If the First Amendment means anything, it means that a state has no business telling a man, sitting alone in his house, what books he may read or what films he may watch.
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None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. We got here because somebody – a parent, a teacher, an Ivy League crony or a few nuns – bent down and helped us pick up our boots.
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Ending racial discrimination in jury selection can be accomplished only by eliminating peremptory challenges entirely.
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Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men’s minds.
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The measure of a country’s greatness is its ability to retain compassion in time of crisis.
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None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps.
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In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.
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What is the quality of your intent?
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