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Meaning
The quote argues that fairness does not always mean treating everyone the same. It suggests that different situations or people may require different treatment in order to be truly equal.
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Source
Still Life with Woodpecker: A Novel (2003)
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
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The phrase appears in the book "Still Life with Woodpecker: A Novel (2003)" by Tom Robbins (Google Books snippet); no earlier source was checked.
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About Tom Robbins
American novelist
Tom Robbins was an American novelist. He is known for his playful, comic fiction, especially his “seriocomedies.” Among his best-known books is Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, published in 1976 and later adapted into a 1993 film by Gus Van Sant. His final work, Tibetan Peach Pie, appeared in 2014 and he described it as an “un-memoir.” From 1970, he lived in La Conner, Washington, where he wrote nine of his books.
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