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           Thereisatendencyinthisyearofgrace,1935,forcertainpeopletousethisphraseoutofcontext,tosatisfyallconditions.ThemostridiculousexampleIcanthinkofisthatthepeoplewhorunpubliceducationpromotethestupidandidlealongwiththeindustrious—becauseallmenarecreatedequal,educatorswillgravelytellyou,thechildrenleftbehindsufferterriblefeelingsofinferiority.Weknowallmenarenotcreatedequalinthesensesomepeoplewouldhaveusbelieve—somepeoplearesmarterthanothers,somepeoplehavemoreopportunitybecausethey’rebornwithit,somemenmakemoremoneythanothers,someladiesmakebettercakesthanothers—somepeopleareborngiftedbeyondthenormalscopeofmostmen.

           "Butthereisonewayinthiscountryinwhichallmenarecreatedequal—thereisonehumaninstitutionthatmakesapaupertheequalofaRockefeller,thestupidmantheequalofanEinstein,andtheignorantmantheequalofanycollegepresident.Thatinstitution,gentlemen,isacourt.ItcanbetheSupremeCourtoftheUnitedStatesorthehumblestJ.P.courtintheland,orthishonorablecourtwhichyouserve.Ourcourtshavetheirfaults,asdoesanyhumaninstitution,butinthiscountryourcourtsarethegreatlevelers,andinourcourtsallmenarecreatedequal.

           "I’mnoidealisttobelievefirmlyintheintegrityofourcourtsandinthejurysystem—thatisnoidealtome,itisaliving,workingreality