What is the quality of your intent?
—Thurgood Marshall
Topics: Intentions, Purpose
I have a lifetime appointment and I intend to serve it. I expect to die at 110, shot by a jealous husband.
—Thurgood Marshall
Topics: Retirement
In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.
—Thurgood Marshall
Topics: Humanity, Humankind, One liners, Idleness
Lawlessness is lawlessness. Anarchy is anarchy is anarchy. Neither race nor color nor frustration is an excuse for either lawlessness or anarchy.
—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. It’s not true, but I challenge anyone to say it is not a goal worth working for.
—Thurgood Marshall
Topics: Racism, Race
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