Justice Thurgood Marshall Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Justice Thurgood Marshall If the First Amendment means anything, it means that a state has no business telling a man, sitting alone in his own house, what books he may read or what films he may watch. Justice Thurgood Marshall 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. Justice Thurgood Marshall