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If the First Amendment means anything, it means that a state has no business telling a man, sitting alone in his house,
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"If the First Amendment means anything, it means that a state has no business telling a man, sitting alone in his house, what books he may read or what films he may watch"

- Thurgood Marshall

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This quote by Thurgood Marshall is a powerful declaration about the value of the First Amendment. It stresses the right to freedom of speech and expression, and the idea that the government ought to not have the ability to dictate what an individual can or can not check out or watch. Marshall is asserting that the federal government must not be able to control what a person carries out in the privacy of their own home. He is emphasizing the importance of the First Amendment and the right to flexibility of speech and expression. This quote is a tip that the government must not be able to manage what an individual carries out in the personal privacy of their own home. It is a suggestion that the First Amendment is a vital part of our democracy and ought to be respected and protected.

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Thurgood Marshall This quote is written / told by Thurgood Marshall between July 2, 1908 and January 24, 1993. He was a famous Judge from USA. The author also have 11 other quotes.

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