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> [Racism has two primary functions: the oppression of people of color, which most people recognize, but also the simultaneous elevation of white people. You can't hold one group down without lifting the other up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-diangelo/racism-has-two-primary-functions-the-oppression-of-people-of-color/)

[Robin DiAngelo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-diangelo/)

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> [Racism is a primary source of evil designed to destroy good men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryce-courtenay/racism-is-a-primary-source-of-evil-designed-to-destroy-good-men/)

[Bryce Courtenay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryce-courtenay/)

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