Truth is more than a mental exercise.
THURGOOD MARSHALLWe can always stick together when we are losing, but tend to find means of breaking up when we’re winning.
More Thurgood Marshall Quotes
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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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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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The Constitution was a product of its times.
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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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What is the quality of your intent?
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Ending racial discrimination in jury selection can be accomplished only by eliminating peremptory challenges entirely.
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We must dissent from the fear.
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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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In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.
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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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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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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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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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None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps.
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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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