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Quotation from O'Connor v. Donaldson by Supreme Court of the United States
“But the mere presence of mental illness does not disqualify a person from preferring his home to the comforts of an institution.”
O'Connor v. Donaldson, Opinion of the Court (Justice Stewart), Part II (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Justice Stewart answers the argument that the State may confine the mentally ill to improve their living conditions.
Citation: "But the mere presence of mental illness does not disqualify a person from preferring his home to the comforts of an institution." — Supreme Court of the United States, O'Connor v. Donaldson, Opinion of the Court (Justice Stewart), Part II (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id oconnor-v-donaldson-q3)
Portrait: US Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart - 1976 official portrait, Robert S. Oakes, Public domain.
