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Derrick A. Bell, Ethical Ambition: Living a Life of Meaning and Worth Quotes: We live in a system that espouses merit, equality, and a level playing field, but exalts those with wealth, power, and celebrity, however gained.
         

We live in a system that espouses merit, equality, and a level playing field, but exalts those with wealth, power, and celebrity, however gained.


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