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The election, and even the re-election, of a black man as president, in a country that is 87 percent non-black - a first in human history - has had no impact on what are called 'racial tensions.'

~Dennis Prager

Topics: Black Country Election Even First Had History Human Human History Impact Man Percent President Racial Re-Election Tensions

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Our country is blessed with a democratic political system that is sensitive to the wishes of our people.

~Denzil Douglas

Topics: Blessed Country Democratic Our Our People People Political Political System Sensitive System Wishes

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I think people are uncomfortable talking about the racist history of this country and what we need to do to undo the impact of racism.

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: About Country History Impact Need People Racism Talking Think Uncomfortable Undo I Think

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When I think about protest, I worry so much that people think about it only as standing in the streets. And I say that as someone who has been standing in the streets of cities across the country - but at the root of it is this idea of telling the truth in public.

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: About Across Been Cities Country Idea Much Only People Protest Public Root Say Someone Standing Streets Telling Telling The Truth Think Truth Who Worry I Think

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Laws on hate speech and hate crimes do important work in a world that has been rooted in racism and bigotry since the inception of this country, which was not founded on ideals of justice.

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: Been Country Crimes Founded Hate Ideals Important Important Work Inception Justice Laws Racism Rooted Since Speech Which Work World

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The first country to adopt happiness as an official goal of public policy is the tiny little country of Bhutan in Asia near China and India.

~Derek Bok

Topics: Adopt Asia China China And India Country First Goal Happiness India Little Near Official Policy Public Public Policy Tiny

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I feel like I'm capable of doing so many things to help people around the country and the world.

~Derek Fisher

Topics: Around Capable Country Doing Feel Help Help People Like Many People Things World I Feel I Feel Like

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The country that I was coming from, the island I was in, hadn't been written about, really. So I thought that I virtually had it all to myself, including the language that was spoken there, which was a French Creole, and a landscape that is not recorded, really, and the people.

~Derek Walcott

Topics: About Been Coming Country French Had Including Island Landscape Language Myself People Really Recorded Spoken Thought Virtually Which Written

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American people have the ability to laugh at themselves. It is one of the things that makes this country the great country that it is.

~Desi Arnaz

Topics: Ability American American People Country Great Great Country Laugh Makes One Of The Things People Themselves Things

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When we got married, nobody gave it more than two weeks. There were bets all over the country, with astronomical odds against us.

~Desi Arnaz

Topics: Against Bets Country Gave Got Married More Nobody Odds Over Than Two Two Weeks Us Weeks Were

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