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"I'll change my tune. Are you opposed to judging people according to their merits?"

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"Yes. Of course.

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So you don't want this school either?

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What do you mean?

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"Let me give you my opinion first. I think that people should be treated as superior or inferior.

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"That's not right. People have different abilities. There is no right or wrong.

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"So you don't want the position of His Majesty the King either?"

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"Do you insult His Majesty the King?"

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"Alicia, you really are a proud woman."

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"Can you not miss the point? Living life as it is is again a matter of balancing individuality and cooperation. I want to talk about whether or not we are superior or inferior.

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"Are you also opposed to the idea of a superiority or inferiority among different abilities?"

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"You were admitted to this school in the first place because you were superior or inferior, weren't you?"

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"I'm well aware of that. Then, if the people in the poor village work as hard as you do, or even twice as hard as you do, will they be able to enter this school?"

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"Nothing is given to people equally, not status, not family, not looks, not finances, not abilities. But discrimination is wrong. Therefore, all human beings should be given equal rights. ....... It is up to each person to decide how to treat those rights.

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"Yes. Yes!

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Then I have a question for you. How do you plan to create a world where there is no superiority or inferiority?

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"We have a lot of work to do before we can break down the walls of the poor village."

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"I'm sure everyone in the poor village wants the wall to go away. I think that if the wall is removed, there will be peace.

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I wish you'd go away as soon as possible."

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You're ruining the tea party!

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"Well, I'll take my leave now."

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"One last thing, Liz, do you have a competitive spirit?"

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"I always compete with myself. I want to be better now than I was before.

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"You have a very good mindset. ......, but sometimes rivalry and competition can be a great thing for a person. In other words, sometimes it is the superiority or inferiority that makes a person grow.

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