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The quote suggests that racial division will lessen when people stop treating skin color as something to emphasize. It implies that constant attention to race can keep divisions visible. The speaker is arguing for a more ordinary, less charged attitude toward difference.
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Originally said in English.
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About Peter Hitchens
English author, broadcaster, journalist, and commentator
Peter Jonathan Hitchens is an English author, broadcaster, journalist, and commentator. He writes for The Mail on Sunday and has 105 quotes on this site. He worked as a foreign correspondent in both Moscow and Washington, D.C., and has also contributed to The Spectator, The American Conservative, The Guardian, First Things, Prospect, The Critic, and the New Statesman. His writing and commentary appear across politics and public affairs.
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