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" How has taking the high road worked out?"

I've seen and read about it working out pretty well over time. Through my lifetime and my parents' lifetimes I've seen a considerable march of progress on civil rights. It hasn't been a smooth and straight road, but it is highlighted by the various acts of taking the high road vs. the low road. And I believe that is true because taking the high road is hard, and it highlights the sincere belief in the justness of the cause in question.

I'd ask the question, when has taking the low road truly advanced causes you believe in? My mind is only coming to the noble cultural touchstones of those taking the high road. The low road is whate the opponents of such causes took towards the ash-heap of history.

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