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Quotation from Sweatt v. Painter by Supreme Court of the United States
“What is more important, the University of Texas Law School possesses to a far greater degree those qualities which are incapable of objective measurement but which make for greatness in a law school.”
Sweatt v. Painter, Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Vinson) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Chief Justice Vinson moves from comparing faculty and libraries to the intangible qualities that decided the case.
Citation: "What is more important, the University of Texas Law School possesses to a far greater degree those qualities which are incapable of objective measurement but which make for greatness in a law school." — Supreme Court of the United States, Sweatt v. Painter, Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Vinson) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id sweatt-v-painter-q1)
Portrait: Fred m vinson, Unknown, Public domain.
