Bases Quote by Clarence Thomas

The equal protection standard of the constitution has one clear and central meaning - it absolutely prohibits invidious [repugnant] discrimination by government...Under our Constitution,…

— Potter Stewart

“It is no contradiction to oppose the criminalization of discrimination on the basis of race, sex, national origin, etc., while at the same time…

— Walter Block

The unhappy persistence of both the practice and the lingering effects of racial discrimination ...is an unfortunate reality...and the government is not disqualified from…

— Sandra Day O'Connor

Government cannot make us equal; it can only recognize, respect, and protect us as equal before the law. That [affirmative action] programs may have…

— Clarence Thomas

Racial discrimination against a white is as unconstitutional as race discrimination against a black.

— William O. Douglas

I think that, ultimately, the only thing that affects race relations is fair treatment.

— Ras Baraka

It has always been a sign of desperation that racial-preference supporters argue that the government can honor the constitutional mandate not to discriminate on…

— Heather Mac Donald

“Segregation laws were proposed as part of a deliberate effort to drive a wedge between poor whites and African Americans. These discriminatory barriers were…

— Michelle Alexander

Laws will not eliminate prejudice from the hearts of human beings. But that is no reason to allow prejudice to continue to be enshrined…

— Shirley Chisholm

I've not been discriminated against, but I can see it happen. And not just race but gender and sexuality, too. It's stereotyping, lazy casting,…

— Georgina Campbell

When people get used to preferential treatment, equal treatment seems like discrimination.

— Thomas Sowell

Discrimination in any form is wrong. I don't support discrimination in any form.

— Betsy DeVos