The West Wing (TV Series)

The Supremes (2004)

Dulé Hill: Charlie Young

Quotes 

• Justice Christopher Mulready : So why a racial preference and not an economic one?

  Charlie Young : Because affirmative action is about a legacy of racial oppression.

  Justice Christopher Mulready : It's about compromising admission standards.

  Charlie Young : That's bull. Excuse me. It's about leveling the playing field after 300 years...

  Justice Christopher Mulready : See, this is where the liberal argument goes off the tracks. You get stuck in the past. Now, you want to come back at me with "Grading is based on past performance, but admissions should be based on potential, on how a candidate may thrive with this sort of opportunity, and studies show that affirmative action admits have a higher predisposition to contribute to society"

  Charlie Young : Hang on, I've gotta write this down.

• Justice Christopher Mulready : So, why a racial preference and not an economic one?

  Charlie Young : Because affirmative action's about a legacy of racial oppression...

  Justice Christopher Mulready : It's about compromising admission standards.

  Charlie Young : That's bull... excuse me. It's about levelling the plainfield after three hundred years of...

  Justice Christopher Mulready : See, this is where the liberal argument goes off the rails. You get stuck in the past. Now, you want to come back at me with: grading is based on past performance, but admission should be based on potential, on how a candidate may thrive with this sort of opportunity. And studies shows that affirmative actions have a higher predisposition to contribute to society.

  Charlie Young : Hang on, I gotta write this down.