In the end no segregationist scheme has withstood the force of a simple idea: equality under law.
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- Here's a proposal, offered only partly in jest: no resident of the United States, whether born here or abroad, should get to be a citizen until age 18, at which time each such resident has to take a test.
- In the end no segregationist scheme has withstood the force of a simple idea: equality under law.
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