Beneficiaries (Ann Speaking)
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I believe that the white job applicant is usually the beneficiary of a history of discrimination. He may also be innocent. I'll agree to that. But it's not clear that he is paying a great cost by not getting the job. Remember, the job is not his by right. We are trying to decide whether it should be his. We can't just assume that if he doesn't get it he has lost something to which he was entitled.

He can't give back the advantages he has because of a history of discrimination. But we can require that the way he acquired them be taken into account when the job is filled. And that is exactly what a strong affirmative action program would do.

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