A man can make what he wants of himself if he truly believes that he must be ready for hard work and many heartbreaks. Thurgood Marshall More Quotes by Thurgood Marshall More Quotes From Thurgood Marshall Truth is more than a mental exercise. Thurgood Marshall truth-is exercise We can always stick together when we are losing, but tend to find means of breaking up when we're winning. In Grace under Pressure, by Hastie, 1984. Thurgood Marshall grace winning mean We must dissent from the fear. Thurgood Marshall racism-and-prejudice mistrust dissent Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men's minds. Thurgood Marshall freedom-of-speech giving men Sometimes history takes things into its own hands. Thurgood Marshall political historical hands When in Gregg v. Georgia the Supreme Court gave its seal of approval to capital punishment, this endorsement was premised on the promise that capital punishment would be administered with fairness and justice. Instead, the promise has become a cruel and empty mockery. If not remedied, the scandalous state of our present system of capital punishment will cast a pall of shame over our society for years to come. We cannot let it continue. Thurgood Marshall punishment justice years None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. Thurgood Marshall soulmate teaching teacher Our Constitution is the envy of the world, as it should be for it is the grand design of the finest nation on earth. Thurgood Marshall envy design democracy Some years ago I said in an opinion that if this country is a melting pot, then either the Afro-Americans didn't get in the pot or he didn't get melted down. Thurgood Marshall justice country years Some may more quietly commemorate the suffering, struggle, and sacrifice that has triumphed over much of what was wrong with the original document, and observe the anniversary with hopes not realized and promises not fulfilled. I plan to celebrate the bicentennial of the Constitution as a living document, including the Bill of Rights and the other amendments protecting individual freedoms and human rights. Thurgood Marshall sacrifice struggle rights Today's Constitution is a realistic document of freedom only because of several corrective amendments. Those amendments speak to a sense of decency and fairness that I and other Blacks cherish. Thurgood Marshall democracy freedom today I cannot accept this invitation [to celebrate the bicentenial of the Constitution], 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] Thurgood Marshall philadelphia government believe Ending racial discrimination in jury selection can be accomplished only by eliminating peremptory challenges entirely. Thurgood Marshall black-racism discrimination challenges The ban directly hampers the partys ability to spread its message and hamstrings voters seeking to inform themselves about the candidates and issues. Thurgood Marshall voters issues messages I'm the world's original gradualist. I just think ninety-odd years is gradual enough. Thurgood Marshall world years thinking What is the quality of your intent? Thurgood Marshall intention respect quality 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. Thurgood Marshall business mean book Patriotic feelings will surely swell, prompting proud proclamations of the wisdom, foresight, and sense of justice shared by the Framers and reflected in a written document now yellowed with age . . . [F]or many Americans the bicentennial celebration will be little more than a blind pilgrimage to the shrine of the original document now stored in a vault in the National Archives. [Progressive] Thurgood Marshall patriotic justice feelings 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. Thurgood Marshall government fundamentals ideas [T]he Constitution was a product of its times. [Progressive] Thurgood Marshall progressive constitution products
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