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 MarshallI'm the world's original gradualist. I just think ninety-odd years is gradual enough.
Thurgood MarshallIn recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.
Thurgood Marshall