Thurgood Marshall
A child born to a black mother in a state like Mississippi . . . has the same rights as a white baby born to the wealthiest person in the United States. It’s not true, but I challenge anyone to say it is not a goal worth working for. Thurgood Marshall
The fact that the rights of some are violated more than the rights of others, doesn’t mean that the former have less rights. All have equal rights, as equal moral claims.
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