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Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men’s minds.

Thurgood Marshall

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
None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps.
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Destiny Journey Ourselves
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
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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Color Himself Man Missing World
We must dissent from the fear.
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Fear One Liner
What is the quality of your intent?
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Intention One Liner Quality Yourself
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
Mere access to the courthouse doors does not by itself assure a proper functioning of the adversary process.
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Access Function
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
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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Country Melt Myself Nation Opinion Time
History teaches that grave threats to liberty often come in times of urgency, when constitutional rights seem too extravagant to endure.
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Endurance History Liberty Right Teaching Threat
In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.
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Humanity Ourselves Pay Recognition Respect
I’m the world’s original gradualist. I just think ninety-odd years is gradual enough.
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Enough Myself Thinking World
Equal means getting the same thing, at the same time and in the same place.
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Equality Justice Law Place Time
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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Color Constitution Law Moral Ourselves Race Society
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

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