“The Ku Klux Klan never dies. They just stop wearing sheets because sheets cost too much.”— Thurgood Marshall, biography.comTagged: Ku Klux Klan
“In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.”— Thurgood Marshall, biography.comTagged: humanity
“A 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, biography.comTagged: Hard Work, Heartbreak
“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, biography.comTagged: Bootstraps, Ivy League, Cooperation
“Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country. This is your democracy. Make it. Protect it. Pass it on.”— Thurgood Marshall, biography.comTagged: Inequality, Injustice, Democracy