Thurgood Marshall

"You can't simply say that education is a constitutional right that everyone is entitled to in the same way."

"Without education, you are not going anywhere in this world."

"The man who has nothing to lose has everything to gain."

"I wouldn't get too worried about the Fourth Amendment becoming outmoded in the age of technology."

"We are all equal. We all have the same brain capacity. We all have the same gifts from God."

"Only the most naive can believe that the present racial situation will be remedied without serious confrontation."

"The law is the rules. You got to play by the rules."

"I'm trying to get myself a resting place. Maybe that's why I keep working."

"We are not trying to get something that was not ours. We are trying to get something that was always ours."

"The greatest achievements have come from those who dared to dream and were willing to do the hard work."

"You must be sure of your facts before you start talking. The law requires it."

"I came to the conclusion that the race is indeed run and the prize is indeed awarded to those who dare to commit their lives."

"Do what you have to do, to do what you want to do."

"Life's battles don't always go to the strongest person, but sooner or later, they go to the person who wants them the most."

"You can't argue that you are not responsible for the things that you write or say."

"The thing that is important is that we cannot retreat from the Constitution."

"I want to walk up to America and call it by its name."

"One of the things we have to be careful about in America is we have to make sure that we're always mindful of the past."

"The promise was that we would get something that was already ours."

"My father was a very smart man. He taught me to read and write before I ever got to school."

"When you're right, you're right. And when you're wrong, you're just another civil rights lawyer."

"The Constitution means something to me. It means freedom."

"I have a constant awareness that I'm part of history. It's a very heavy burden."

"The people have the ultimate power. Not us, not the government. The people do."

"Separate but equal is a contradiction. It cannot exist."

"You just hold tight. You do your job. You do your duty and let the chips fall where they may."

"Nobody's going to agree with you all the time. You just got to keep going."

"The Constitution was written in 1787, but it was not intended for all people."

"I believe the Constitution is a living document. It grows with us."

"I'm convinced that the truth of history is on our side."