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Frank Murphy

We would be false to our trust if we allowed the time it takes to give effect to constitutional rights to be used as the very reason for taking away those rights.

Frank Murphy

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Frank Murphy is saying that just because enforcing constitutional rights can take time, it doesn’t justify removing those rights altogether. He emphasizes that the delay in applying these rights should not be used as an excuse to deny them.

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