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None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. We got here because somebody - a parent, a teacher, an Ivy League crony or a few nuns - bent down and helped us pick up our boots.


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Author Bio


  • NameThurgood Marshall
  • DescriptionAssociate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
  • BornJuly 2, 1908
  • DiedJanuary 24, 1993
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionJudge; Lawyer
  • AwardsSpingarn Medal; Presidential Medal Of Freedom; Four Freedoms Award - Freedom Medal; Philadelphia Liberty Medal