Equal means getting the same thing, at the same time and in the same place.
THURGOOD MARSHALLDo what you think is right and let the law catch up.
More Thurgood Marshall Quotes
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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 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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The death penalty is no more effective a deterrent than life imprisonment. It is also evident that the burden of capital punishment falls upon the poor, the ignorant and the underprivileged members of society.
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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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Mere access to the courthouse doors does not by itself assure a proper functioning of the adversary process.
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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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What is the quality of your intent?
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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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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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Some years ago I said in an opinion that if this country is a melting pot, then either the Afro-Americans didn’t get in the pot or he didn’t get melted down.
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Do what you think is right and let the law catch up.
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Truth is more than a mental exercise.
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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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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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