None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps.

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

Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men's minds.

To the contrary, the government they devised was defective from the start, requiring several amendments, a civil war and momentous social transformation to attain the system of constitutional government, and its respect for the individual freedoms and human rights, we hold as fundamental today.

What is the quality of your intent?

I'm the world's original gradualist. I just think ninety-odd years is gradual enough.

What is the quality of your intent? Certain people have a way of saying things that shake us at the core. Even when the words do not seem harsh or offensive, the impact is shattering. What we could be experiencing is the intent behind the words. When we intend to do good, we do. When we intend to do harm, it happens. What each of us must come to realize is that our intent always comes through.