I’m the world’s original gradualist. I just think ninety-odd years is gradual enough.
THURGOOD MARSHALLIf 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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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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Equal means getting the same thing, at the same time and in the same place.
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None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps.
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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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Truth is more than a mental exercise.
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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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The Constitution was a product of its times.
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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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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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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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It is a historic step toward eliminating the shameful practice of racial discrimination in the selection of juries.
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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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Do what you think is right and let the law catch up.
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What is the quality of your intent?
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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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