"Throughout American history many of our social gains and much of our progress toward democracy were made possible by the active intervention of the federal government."

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"Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. People have the right to expect that these wants will be provided for by this wisdom."

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"That fallacy flies in the face of studies that show, every day, in every way, things are getting a little worse for America's minorities relative to the progress made by those in the top percentiles of assets and income."

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"What is so remarkable about the success of affirmative action is that it has been accomplished despite the Justice Department and the policies of the federal government."

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"Throughout American history many of our social gains and much of our progress toward democracy were made possible by the active intervention of the federal government."