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“As it stands now, those of us who are lucky enough to be citizens by birth don't have to do much. Very little is asked of us.” quote by Eric Liu — Download Open image

“As it stands now, those of us who are lucky enough to be citizens by birth don't have to do much. Very little is asked of us.”

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In the end no segregationist scheme has withstood the force of a simple idea: equality under law.

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