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Quotation from Korematsu v. United States by Supreme Court of the United States
“Such exclusion goes over "the very brink of constitutional power," and falls into the ugly abyss of racism.”
Korematsu v. United States, Dissent of Justice Murphy (excerpt), opening paragraph (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Murphy's opening judgment on the exclusion order, in the words he chose in 1944.
Citation: "Such exclusion goes over "the very brink of constitutional power," and falls into the ugly abyss of racism." — Supreme Court of the United States, Korematsu v. United States, Dissent of Justice Murphy (excerpt), opening paragraph (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id korematsu-v-united-states-q5)
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