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“I also believe that in many parts of this country, and certainly in many parts of this globe, that the opposite of poverty is not wealth. I don't believe that. I actually think, in too many places, the opposite of poverty is justice.
— Bryan Stevenson
Lawyer and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative
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