Truth is more than a mental exercise.
THURGOOD MARSHALLSurely the fact that a uniformed police officer is wearing his hair below his collar will make him no less identifiable as a policeman.
More Thurgood Marshall Quotes
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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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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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Do what you think is right and let the law catch up.
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To protest against injustice is the foundation of all our American democracy.
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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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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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What is the quality of your intent?
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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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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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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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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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In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.
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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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Sometimes history takes things into its own hands.
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Ending racial discrimination in jury selection can be accomplished only by eliminating peremptory challenges entirely.
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