"The equal protection standard of the constitution has……" — Potter Stewart

"The equal protection standard of the constitution has one clear and central meaning - it absolutely prohibits invidious [repugnant] discrimination by government...Under our Constitution, any official action that treats a person differently on account of his race or ethnic origin is inherently [by nature] suspect and presumptively [probably] invalid...Under the Constitution we have, one practice in which government may never engage in the practice of racism - not even "temporarily" and not even as an "experiment.""

Potter Stewart

20 Quotes by Potter Stewart

Potter Stewart has 20 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

See all 20 quotes by Potter Stewart »

More Absolutely Quotes

This quote is filed under Absolutely Quotes, one of 3,248 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

See all 3,248 Absolutely Quotes »