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> [ For \[Louis\] Brandeis, you know, ethnicity and background are much less important than facts and reason. And he believes that far from… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-rosen/for-louis-brandeis-you-know-ethnicity-and-background-are-much-less/)

[Jeffrey Rosen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-rosen/)

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> [ And he \[Louis Brandeis\] talks to his young acolyte, Horace Kallen, who wrote this beautiful book called Cultural Pluralism, and he comes… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-rosen/and-he-louis-brandeis-talks-to-his-young-acolyte-horace-kallen-who/)

[Jeffrey Rosen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-rosen/)

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> [The tyranny of Harvard and Yale is another thing that transcends this problem of the set point. But what's so striking about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-rosen/the-tyranny-of-harvard-and-yale-is-another-thing-that-transcends-this/)

[Jeffrey Rosen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-rosen/)

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> [“When every ethnic and religious group claims a right to approve or veto anything that is taught in public schools, cultural pluralism…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-m-schlesinger-jr-2/when-every-ethnic-and-religious-group-claims-a-right-to-approve-or/)

[Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-m-schlesinger-jr-2/)

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> [Unlike multiculturalism, cultural pluralism doesn't just mean diversity but also togetherness - primarily the understanding of the rules of the game -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bassam-tibi/unlike-multiculturalism-cultural-pluralism-doesn-t-just-mean/)

[Bassam Tibi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bassam-tibi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/058/bassam-tibi-33511_diversity_unlike-multiculturalism-cultural-plurali_3022494.jpg)

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