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The exception makes the rule. America is still great for people of all color.

• celticninja 10y ago
  "The exception [that] proves the rule" is a saying whose meaning has been interpreted or misinterpreted in various ways. Its true, or at least original, meaning is that the presence of an exception applying to a specific case establishes ("proves") that a general rule exists.
  • atomical 10y ago
    That's exactly the meaning I am conveying.