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Thurgood Marshall

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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Change Democracy Law Oneself Recognition Response Society
I’m the world’s original gradualist. I just think ninety-odd years is gradual enough.
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Enough Myself Thinking World
Sometimes history takes things into its own hands.
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Hands History
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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Break Lose Ourselves Togetherness Win
The First Amendment serves not only the needs of the polity but also those of the human spirit – a spirit that demands self-expression .
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Expression Human Need Service Spirit
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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Alone Business Himself Home Law Man Meaning Movie Reading Rule See
None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps.
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Destiny Journey Ourselves
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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Color Excuse Frustration Law Race
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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Ability Direction Issues Seek Vote
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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Constitution Establishment Freedom Fundamental Ideas Ourselves Protection Right Society Worth
It is a historic step toward eliminating the shameful practice of racial discrimination in the selection of juries.
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Discrimination History Practice Race Selection Shame
Mere access to the courthouse doors does not by itself assure a proper functioning of the adversary process.
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Access Function
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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Constitution Design Earth Jealous Nation Ourselves World
The Constitution was a product of its times.
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Constitution Government Production Time
In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.
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Humanity Ourselves Pay Recognition Respect
I cannot accept this invitation for I do not believe that the meaning of the Constitution was forever ‘fixed’ at the Philadelphia Convention… To the contrary, the government they devised was defective from the start. [Progressive]
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Acceptance Believe Constitution Forever Government Myself Start

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