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I suspect that humanity will always have to contend with prejudice in one form or another. But that doesn\u2019t give us license to stop struggling against it. It is exactly the reason we must press on and continue to do better, to demand better, to show that it\u2019s possible.<\/p>\n
The effort is its own reward.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u2014 David Mack<\/a> (via IO9<\/a>)<\/p>\n
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