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Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men's minds.

Thurgood Marshall

Thurgood Marshall

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Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men's minds.
— Thurgood Marshall
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When you hear a lot of stories about Africa, and you get to a place like Kenya and other countries like that, where they think the same way we do, I was happy to find that the Schedule of Rights that I drew for the Kenyan Government was working very well.
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This is a great country, but fortunately for you, it is not perfect. There is much to be done to bring about complete equality. Remove hunger. Bring reality closer to theory and democratic principles.
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Ending racial discrimination in jury selection can be accomplished only by eliminating peremptory challenges entirely.
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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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