Individuals who have been wronged by unlawful racial discrimination should be made whole; but under our Constitution there can be no such thing as ei… - Antonin Scalia

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Individuals who have been wronged by unlawful racial discrimination should be made whole; but under our Constitution there can be no such thing as either a creditor or a debtor race. That concept is alien to the Constitution's focus upon the individual . . . . To pursue the concept of racial entitlement - even for the most admirable and benign of purposes - is to reinforce and preserve for future mischief the way of thinking that produced race slavery, race privilege and race hatred. In the eyes of government, we are just one race here. It is American.

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About Antonin Scalia

Antonin Gregory Scalia (March 11, 1936 – February 13, 2016) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, who served for 29 years, from 1986 until his death. He was appointed to the Court by U.S. President Ronald Reagan in 1986.

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Birth Name: Antonin Gregory Scalia
Also Known As: Nino
Alternative Names: Scalia Antonin G. Scalia Justice Scalia
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