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Comment by immibis

14 hours ago

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

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platevoltage  2 hours ago

Or the more concise "Keep them punching down so they don't look up"

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