Burke Marshall Quotes

Burke Marshall — American Lawyer born on October 01, 1922, died on June 02, 2003

Burke Marshall was an American lawyer and the head of the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice during the Civil Rights Era... (wikipedia)

The death penalty, I think, is a terrible scar on American justice, especially the concept of equal justice under law, but also of due process. And it goes state by state, and it's different in different states.

The fire trucks are out, there are thousands of people in the streets. You have a choice. You can have this, or you let Negroes eat at the lunch counters.

With respect to drugs, you know, there are a lot of organizations, including an enormous budget and an army at the federal government level that tries to deal with the drug problem.

Burke Marshall Quotes

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