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> [“Most of us think the word racism is synonymous with the word prejudice. But racism is more than just discrimination based on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/most-of-us-think-the-word-racism-is-synonymous-with-the-word/)

[Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/)

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> [“Just as racism creates disadvantages for people of color that make success harder to achieve, it also gives advantages to white people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/just-as-racism-creates-disadvantages-for-people-of-color-that-make/)

[Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/)

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> [If one lives in a country where racism is held valid and practiced in all ways of life eventually, no matter whether…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chester-himes/if-one-lives-in-a-country-where-racism-is-held-valid-and-practiced-in/)

[Chester Himes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chester-himes/)

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