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— Charles W. Chesnutt"We make our customs lightly; once made, like our sins, they grip us in bands of steel; we become the creatures of our creation."
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While in the course of ages the nucleus of social custom inscribed in law has been subjected to but slight and gradual modifications, the other portion has been largely developed in directions indicated by the interests of the dominant classes, and to the injury of the classes they oppress.
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