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"If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you. "

--Lyndon B. Johnson, In Tennessee, an off-the-cuff observation he made to a young staffer, Bill Moyers.

I remembered how Albert Camus talks about the concept of resistance. The idea is that if you see that you cannot win, do everything in your power to resist. And that memory gave me the determination I needed.

Ding Liren, World Chess Champion 2023-

https://english.elpais.com/sports/2023-05-02/ding-liren-world-chess-cha…

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"I remembered how Albert Camus talks about the concept of resistance. The idea is that if you see that you cannot win, do everything in your power to resist. And that memory gave me the determination I needed. "

--Ding Liren, World Chess Champion 2023-, https://english.elpais.com/sports/2023-05-02/ding-liren-world-chess-cha…