Equal means getting the same thing, at the same time and in the same place.
THURGOOD MARSHALLSometimes history takes things into its own hands.
More Thurgood Marshall Quotes
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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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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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Mere access to the courthouse doors does not by itself assure a proper functioning of the adversary process.
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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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To protest against injustice is the foundation of all our American democracy.
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The measure of a country’s greatness is its ability to retain compassion in time of crisis.
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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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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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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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What is the quality of your intent?
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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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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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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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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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