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Quotation from Plyler v. Doe by Supreme Court of the United States
“By denying these children a basic education, we deny them the ability to live within the structure of our civic institutions, and foreclose any realistic possibility that they will contribute in even the smallest way to the progress of our Nation.”
Plyler v. Doe, Opinion of the Court (Justice Brennan), Part III-B (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute))
Brennan describes the lasting consequences of denying schooling to children likely to remain in the country.
Citation: "By denying these children a basic education, we deny them the ability to live within the structure of our civic institutions, and foreclose any realistic possibility that they will contribute in even the smallest way to the progress of our Nation." — Supreme Court of the United States, Plyler v. Doe, Opinion of the Court (Justice Brennan), Part III-B (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute)). (id plyler-v-doe-q2)
Portrait: US Supreme Court Justice William Brennan - 1972 official portrait, Robert S. Oakes, Public domain.
