... should allow the injured runner time to heal and then advance him fifty yards ahead to be even with his competition. Otherwise one runner's advantage over the other will be unjust and unfair to everyone concerned in the activity. Persuasion Since we have already established sufficient justification for affirmative action, we should begin the healthy dialogue about the best way to ... how we measure merits. Let us all become tenured Harvard Law School professors for just a moment. Suppose that we have two applicants for an open position as a law professor. The first is a white, Harvard L...

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