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.
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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Equal means getting the same thing, at the same time and in the same place.
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Truth is more than a mental exercise.
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None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps.
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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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What is the quality of your intent?
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Do what you think is right and let the law catch up.
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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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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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To protest against injustice is the foundation of all our American democracy.
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Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men’s minds.
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The process of democracy is one of change. Our laws are not frozen into immutable form, they are constantly in the process of revision in response to the needs of a changing society.
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Ending racial discrimination in jury selection can be accomplished only by eliminating peremptory challenges entirely.
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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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A child born to a Black mother in a state like Mississippi… has exactly the same rights as a white baby born to the wealthiest person in the United States. It’s not true, but I challenge anyone to say it is not a goal worth working for.
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I’m the world’s original gradualist. I just think ninety-odd years is gradual enough.
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