Lani Guinier quotes
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“As a country, we are in a state of denial about issues of race and racism. And too many of our leaders have concluded that the way to remedy racism is to simply stop talking about race.”
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“In a racially divided society, majority rule is not a reliable instrument of democracy.”
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“Michelle Alexander's brave and bold new book paints a haunting picture in which dreary felon garb, post-prison joblessness, and loss of voting rights now do the stigmatizing work once done by colored-only water fountains and legally segregated schools. With dazzling candor, Alexander argues that we all pay the cost of the new Jim Crow.”
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“Most people ask questions because they want to know the answer; lawyers are trained never to ask questions unless they already know the answer.”
-- Lani GuinierSource : Lani Guinier, Michelle Fine, Jane Balin (1997). “Becoming gentlemen: women, law school, and institutional change”, Beacon Pr
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