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Quotation from San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez by Supreme Court of the United States
“In my judgment, the right of every American to an equal start in life, so far as the provision of a state service as important as education is concerned, is far too vital to permit state discrimination on grounds as tenuous as those presented by this record.”
San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez, Dissent of Justice Marshall (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Marshall states the principle behind his dissent.
Citation: "In my judgment, the right of every American to an equal start in life, so far as the provision of a state service as important as education is concerned, is far too vital to permit state discrimination on grounds as tenuous as those presented by this record." — Supreme Court of the United States, San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez, Dissent of Justice Marshall (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id san-antonio-isd-v-rodriguez-q6)
Portrait: US Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell - 1976 official portrait, Color negative by Robert S. Oakes, Public domain.
