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“I have a lifetime appointment and I intend to serve it. I expect to die at 110, shot by a jealous husband.”

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Thurgood Marshall

Thurgood Marshall was a distinguished American lawyer and judge. He served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1967 to 1991, making history as the first African American to hold the position. Marshall was a leading civil rights advocate, recognized for his pivotal role in landmark Supreme Court cases that challenged racial segregation and discrimination. more

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“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.”

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“What is the quality of your intent?”

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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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“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.”

“Ending racial discrimination in jury selection can be accomplished only by eliminating peremptory challenges entirely.”

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“Surely the fact that a uniformed police officer is wearing his hair below his collar will make him no less identifiable as a policeman.”

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“Widespread use of online voting will create the potential for abuse that will make the problems inherent in e-voting pale in comparison.”

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“Realize what you really want. It stops you from chasing butterflies and puts you to work digging gold.”

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