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The speaker is saying that childhood bullying was severe and linked to being much shorter than other children. The line connects physical difference with being targeted by others. It also suggests the experience left a strong impression.
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About Robert Reich
American professor, author, lawyer, and political commentator
Robert Reich is an American professor, author, lawyer, and political commentator. He served in the administrations of Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, and later as secretary of labor under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997. He was also a member of Barack Obama’s economic transition advisory board. In 2008, Time named him one of the Ten Most Effective Cabinet Members of the century, and The Wall Street Journal ranked him sixth on its list of Most Influential Business Thinkers.
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