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 MARSHALL
Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men’s minds.
More Thurgood Marshall Quotes
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Our Constitution is the envy of the world, as it should be for it is the grand design of the finest nation on earth.
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It is a historic step toward eliminating the shameful practice of racial discrimination in the selection of juries.
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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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The United States has been called the melting pot of the world. But it seems to me that the colored man either missed getting into the pot or he got melted down.
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Surely the fact that a uniformed police officer is wearing his hair below his collar will make him no less identifiable as a policeman.
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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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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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Lawlessness is lawlessness. Anarchy is anarchy is anarchy. Neither race nor color nor frustration is an excuse for either lawlessness or anarchy.
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None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps.
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Do what you think is right and let the law catch up.
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We must dissent from the fear.
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Today’s Constitution is a realistic document of freedom only because of several corrective amendments. Those amendments speak to a sense of decency and fairness that I and other Blacks cherish.
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What is the quality of your intent?
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The Constitution was a product of its times.
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We can always stick together when we are losing, but tend to find means of breaking up when we’re winning.
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