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[image description: a quokka (a small brown rodent-like marsupial) holding a yellow leaf while surrounded by brown leaves]

“It is vital that valuable leaves are kept in the hands of those who work hardest!  Equal distribution of wealth would make everyone lazy.”

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[Image description: a secretary bird (a long-legged gray bird, with a crest of feathers) spreading its wings]

“It isn’t appropriative! I’m American, too!”

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[image description: a cygnet flapping its wings while facing away from the viewer]

“Oh thank goodness I’m not as dark as you. I don’t think I’d ever get a date then.”

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[image description: a green parrot standing on an organized pile of envelopes, looking down]

“Why didn’t Abdullah send me a Christmas card? It’s not about religion. All Americans celebrate Christmas!”

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[image description: a small green snail on a leaf.]

“Everyone gets depressed sometimes! You just have to get over it.”

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[image description: a llama in front of a view of Macchu Picchu (Incan ruins) and mountains.] 

“It’s so ethnic and spiritual! You just know they had a deep connection to the Earth here.”

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[image description: a duckling walking away from the camera]

“I’m not racist! I crossed the street because that guy looked like he was going to steal my wallet. Those people are just all like that.”

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[image description: a fennec fox sleeping on a rock]

“You see, we don’t hear from minorities, purely because they offer no valuable insights. If they had valuable insights, we would hear from them.”

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[image description: an ermine sticking its head out of a hole in the snow]

“No, I worked for my right to seven homes, including this winter cabin. Stop asking for handouts. Why can’t you just rent an apartment, like I did when I was 18?”