With children no longer the universally accepted reason for marriage, marriages are going to have to exist on their own merits.
Eleanor Holmes NortonOne ought to be against racism and sexism because they are wrong, not because one is black or one is female.
Eleanor Holmes NortonOn the road to equality there is no better place for blacks to detour around American values than in forgoing its example in the treatment of its women and the organization of its family.
Eleanor Holmes NortonIf diversity is what is a central value in every selective university in the United States, then it ought to be seen as a compelling interest by the Supreme Court.
Eleanor Holmes NortonAffirmative action is the most important modern anti-discrimination technique ever instituted in the United States. It is the one tool that has had a demonstrable effect on discrimination. No one who knows anything about the subject would say it hasn't worked. It has certainly done something, or else it wouldn't have provoked so much opposition.
Eleanor Holmes Norton