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Regardless of race, creed, ideology, political bloc (East and West), or economic region (North and South), the most important and basic aspect of all people is their shared humanity, the fact that each person – old, young, rich, poor, educated, uneducated, male, or female – is a human. This shared humanness and thus the shared aspiration of gaining happiness and avoiding suffering as well as the basic right to bring these about are of prime importance.
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Regardless of race, creed, ideology, political bloc (East and West), or economic region (North and South), the most important and basic aspect of all people is their shared humanity, the fact that each person – old, young, rich, poor, educated, uneducated, male, or female – is a human. 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