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Most certainly not, and that negative is the greatest hindrance today to the reorganization of work and redistribution of wealth, not only in America, but in the world.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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This statement identifies a significant obstacle to societal progress as the refusal to address the needs of marginalized groups.
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