Quote by William Faulkner
To live anywhere in the world today and be against equality becaus

To live anywhere in the world today and be against equality because of race or color is like living in Alaska and being against snow. – William Faulkner

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One day our descendants will think it incredible that we paid so much attention to things like the amount of melanin in our skin or the shape of our eyes or our gender instead of the unique identities of each of us as complex human beings. – Franklin Thomas

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I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. – Oprah Winfrey

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