Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Thurgood Marshall Quotes: The United States has been called the melting pot of the world. But it seems to me that the colored man either missed getting into the pot or he got melted down.
         

The United States has been called the melting pot of the world. But it seems to me that the colored man either missed getting into the pot or he got melted down.


Thurgood Marshall
Check all other quotes by Thurgood Marshall

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Thurgood Marshall Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Sat. 14 Dec. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/The-United-States-has-been-called-the-1110765>.





Check out


Other quotes of Thurgood Marshall


Equal means getting the same thing, at the same time and in the same place.

Equal means getting the same thing, at the same time and in the same place.



A man can make what he wants of himself if he truly believes that he must be ready for hard work and many heartbreaks.

A man can make what he wants of himself if he truly believes that he must be ready for hard work and many heartbreaks.



To protest against injustice is the foundation of all our American democracy.

To protest against injustice is the foundation of all our American democracy.



The measure of a country's greatness is its ability to retain compassion in time of crisis.

The measure of a country's greatness is its ability to retain compassion in time of crisis.



Do what you think is right and let the law catch up.

Do what you think is right and let the law catch up.



The Ku Klux Klan never dies. They just stop wearing sheets because sheets cost too much.

The Ku Klux Klan never dies. They just stop wearing sheets because sheets cost too much.



Lawlessness is lawlessness. Anarchy is anarchy is anarchy. Neither race nor color nor frustration is an excuse for either lawlessness or anarchy.

Lawlessness is lawlessness. Anarchy is anarchy is anarchy. Neither race nor color nor frustration is an excuse for either lawlessness or anarchy.



The process of democracy is one of change. Our laws are not frozen into immutable form, they are constantly in the process of revision in response to the needs of a changing society.

The process of democracy is one of change. Our laws are not frozen into immutable form, they are constantly in the process of revision in response to the needs of a changing society.



History teaches that grave threats to liberty often come in times of urgency, when constitutional rights seem too extravagant to endure.

History teaches that grave threats to liberty often come in times of urgency, when constitutional rights seem too extravagant to endure.



In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.

In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.





Other quotes you may like


Think before you speak. Your own words can cure or curse you. The power in your tongue can spill blessings or lessons.

Think before you speak. Your own words can cure or curse you. The power in your tongue can spill blessings or lessons.



My greatest challenge is not what's happening at the moment, my greatest challenge was knocking Liverpool right off their f*****g perch. And you can print that.

My greatest challenge is not what's happening at the moment, my greatest challenge was knocking Liverpool right off their f*****g perch. And you can print that.



Every heart has its own melody.

Every heart has its own melody.



If we steal thoughts from the moderns, it will be cried down as plagiarism; if from the ancients, it will be cried up as erudition.

If we steal thoughts from the moderns, it will be cried down as plagiarism; if from the ancients, it will be cried up as erudition.



We must never pretend appreciation, but if we feel it, then we must express it

We must never pretend appreciation, but if we feel it, then we must express it



I have moved from certainty to doubt, from devotion to rebellion.

I have moved from certainty to doubt, from devotion to rebellion.



If self is a location, so is love.

If self is a location, so is love.



You are a powerful, unlimited and eternal soul who is here to enjoy the experience of creativity and contribute to humanity's evolution.

You are a powerful, unlimited and eternal soul who is here to enjoy the experience of creativity and contribute to humanity's evolution.



Sometimes, political campaigns make decent people act and talk like perfect buffoons.

Sometimes, political campaigns make decent people act and talk like perfect buffoons.



In art, something comes of nothing. Out of the thin air and the ether, you create a story. And that is intensely satisfying.

In art, something comes of nothing. Out of the thin air and the ether, you create a story. And that is intensely satisfying.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "The United States has been called the melting pot of the world. But it seems to me that the colored man either missed getting into the pot or he got melted down.". Author of this quote is Thurgood Marshall. This quote is about world, men, seems, pot, black history, freedom, united states, melting pot,.