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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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"Progress means advancement in the path of upliftment " in the path of enlightenment " in the path of humanitarian glory."

"Never become a slave to tradition, learn to foresee new things."

"Change is a quintessential element of progress. Without change, progress is non-existent."

"Even a great philosophical idea when mixed with mysticism, turns into a dangerous weapon that becomes an impediment in the path of progress of developing communities."

"If your country is governed by the most stupid people, it is vital for you to continue going up personally while your nation and your country is going down because your country will inevitably collapse and it will be in need of people like you, people who managed to improve themselves while everything else was falling and deteriorating!"

"They say to never look back.But sometimes I do. It's gratifying to see how far I've come."

"Progress is not one of those floating comparatives, so beloved of our friends in advertising, we need a context, a perspective. What are we better than? Who are we better than? Examine this statement: Most people are better off. Financially? socially? educationally? medically? spiritually? I dare not ask if you are happy? Are you happy?"
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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."

"Affirmative action works but we're going to need to muster all our political resources if we are to keep it in place."

"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."

"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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