Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988.
NUMBER:
1769
AUTHOR:
William H Rehnquist, Associate Justice, US Supreme Court
QUOTATION:
The considered professional judgment of the Air Force is that the traditional outfitting of personnel in standardized uniforms encourages the subordination of personal preferences and identities in favor of the overall group mission.
ATTRIBUTION:
Majority opinion in 5-4 ruling that allowed the military to prohibit an Orthodox Jewish officer from wearing a yarmulke indoors while in uniform, 25 Mar 86
