The civility of no race can be perfect whilst another race is degraded…

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The civility of no race can be perfect whilst another race is degraded. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated), p.1253, Delphi Classics
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The civility of no race can be perfect whilst another race is degraded. ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated), p.1253, Delphi Classics

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