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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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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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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The Constitution was a product of its times.
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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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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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Equal means getting the same thing, at the same time and in the same place.
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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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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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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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I’m the world’s original gradualist. I just think ninety-odd years is gradual enough.
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Ending racial discrimination in jury selection can be accomplished only by eliminating peremptory challenges entirely.
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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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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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In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.
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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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