There is one way in this country in which all men are created equal

Harper Lee
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There is one way in this country in which all men are created equal—there is one human institution that makes a pauper the equal of a Rockefeller, the stupid man the equal of an Einstein, and the ignorant man the equal of any college president. That institution, gentlemen, is the court. ✨ To Kill a Mockingbird ch. 20 (1960)
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That proves something- that a gang of wild animals can be stopped, simply because they're still human. ✨ Harper Lee (1960). TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
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Miss Jean Louise, stand up. Your father's passin'. ✨ Horton Foote, Harper Lee (1964). The screenplay of To kill a mockingbird
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