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"Since I have difficulty defining merit and what merit alone means - and in any context, whether it's..." — Sonia Sotomayor
Since I have difficulty defining merit and what merit alone means - and in any context, whether it's judicial or otherwise - I accept that different experiences in and of itself, bring merit to the system.
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