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Discrimination is simply the act of choice. Scarcity requires us to choose scarcity is the cause of discrimination!

Walter E. Williams

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Walter E. Williams
Age: 84 †
Born: 1936
Born: March 31
Died: 2020
Died: December 1
Columnist
Economist
Journalist
Radio Personality
University Teacher
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Walter Williams
Walter Edward Williams
Choice
Choose
Cause
Simply
Causes
Choices
Scarcity
Discrimination
Requires

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