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“We don't want to blame the victim. The civil rights movement had a profound effect on the United States and on the American mind, maybe unique in the world. Once we realized how victimized people of color had been, an honest empathy went out and that's how we got civil rights legislation.”

Quote by Jerome Kagan

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Jerome Kagan is a renowned psychologist born in 1929. His research is focused on the field of child development psychology, particularly on the theory of temperament. Kagan's work has had a profound impact on understanding the early formation and subsequent development of human personality. more

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