The death penalty is no more effective a deterrent than life imprisonment... It is also evident that the burden of capital punishment falls upon the poor, the ignorant and the underprivileged members of society.
Thurgood MarshallToday'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.
Thurgood MarshallA man can make what he wants of himself if he truly believes that he must be ready for hard work and many heartbreaks.
Thurgood Marshall