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Quotation from Buck v. Bell by Supreme Court of the United States
“It is the usual last resort of constitutional arguments to point out shortcomings of this sort.”
Buck v. Bell, Opinion of the Court (Justice Holmes) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Justice Holmes dismisses the equal protection objection that the law reached only institutionalized persons.
Citation: "It is the usual last resort of constitutional arguments to point out shortcomings of this sort." — Supreme Court of the United States, Buck v. Bell, Opinion of the Court (Justice Holmes) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id buck-v-bell-q5)
Portrait: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr circa 1930, Harris & Ewing, Public domain.
