Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 “The guarantee of equal protection cannot mean one thing when applied to one individual and something else when applied to a person of another color. If both are not accorded the same protection, then it is not equal.” ~ Lewis F. Powell (1907-1998) Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1971-1987)Source: Regents of the University of California v Bakke, 1978