Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988.
NUMBER:
1695
AUTHOR:
William J Brennan, Associate Justice, US Supreme Court
QUOTATION:
We cannot … let colorblindness become myopia which masks the reality that many “created equal” have been treated within our lifetimes as inferior both by the law and by their fellow citizens.
ATTRIBUTION:
Dissenting opinion in 5-4 ruling in the Bakke case that prohibited racial quotas in university admissions policies, 28 Jun 78
