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I don't want affirmative action - too much affirmative, not enough action.

Affirmative action based on quotas is wrong - wrong because it is antithetical to the genius of the American idea: individual liberty.

Affirmative action works but we're going to need to muster all our political resources if we are to keep it in place.

I don't know what this definition of affirmative action is for some.

You can't be a minority in this society without having someone express disapproval about affirmative action.

Affirmative action has a negative effect on our society when it means counting us like so many beans and dividing us into separate piles.

That fallacy flies in the face of studies that show, every day, in every way, things are getting a little worse for America's minorities relative to the progress made by those in the top percentiles of assets and income.

Here's the point - you're looking at affirmative action, and you're looking at marijuana. You legalize marijuana, no need for quotas, because really, who's gonna wanna work?

In the end, arguing about affirmative action in selective colleges is like arguing about the size of a spigot while ignoring the pool and the pipeline that feed it. Slots at Duke and Princeton and Cal are finite.

I support affirmative action. I support special measures when you need it.