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Diversity is not a virtue. Diversity is a good only to the extent that it advances other virtues, justice or inclusiveness of others who have previously been excluded.

Jonathan Haidt

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Jonathan Haidt
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: October 19
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Jonathan David Haidt
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