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I never doubted that equal rights was the right direction. Most reforms, most problems are complicated. But to me there is nothing complicated about ordinary equality.
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The speaker sees equal rights as a clear basic principle, even though reforms and social problems can be difficult to work out in practice. “Ordinary equality” means that people should receive the same basic rights and consideration, without treating fairness as something too complicated to recognize. The quote contrasts complex solutions with the simple idea that people deserve equal treatment.
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