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Don’t let complexity stop you. Be activists. Take on the big inequities.
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The quote urges people not to treat difficult or complicated problems as reasons to stand aside. “Be activists” calls for active involvement, especially in confronting “big inequities”—serious unfairness in society. Its message is to face major injustice directly rather than waiting for the problem to become simple.
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- Bill Gates, Harvard Commencement Address — Gates Foundation
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- Official Statement
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