Quote by Thurgood Marshall
If the First Amendment means anything, it means that a state has n

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

Other quotes by Thurgood Marshall

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. Its not true, but I challenge anyone to say it is not a goal worth working for. – Thurgood Marshall

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Racism
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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. – Thurgood Marshall

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Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than in bad company. – Booker T. Washington

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Should we find a second form of life right here on our doorstep, we could be confident that life is a truly cosmic phenomenon. If so, there may well be sentient beings somewhere in the galaxy wondering, as do we, if they are not alone in the universe. – Paul Davies

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alone

My learning process is by eye alone its not at all scientific. – Miuccia Prada

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alone

Youre alone in your ideas, because youre the only one who knows whats possible. – Bethenny Frankel

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alone

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Space is an inspirational concept that allows you to dream big. – Peter Diamandis

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When gravity calls, something falls. – J.L.W. Brooks

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