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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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In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.
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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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Ending racial discrimination in jury selection can be accomplished only by eliminating peremptory challenges entirely.
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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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Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men’s minds.
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To protest against injustice is the foundation of all our American democracy.
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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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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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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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Sometimes history takes things into its own hands.
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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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Equal means getting the same thing, at the same time and in the same place.
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